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Identify rows matching certain criteria

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    Identify rows matching certain criteria

    K, here's my problem.

    I have a worksheet with a list of cells containing text of 4 characters each
    Example
    4H5B
    SDP1
    SDK2

    Additionally, I have spreadsheet where these may or may not be contained.

    If they do appear on the worksheet, I need to identify them by either highlighting the row or looking up the row or....

    The catch is that the cells being referenced (4H5B etc) above appear in the worksheet in a string of text.
    E.g.
    4H5B APPLICATION ACCOUNT*
    QS4H5B

    Hence if the cells being referenced appear in any way on the worksheet, I need to identify that particular row somehow!

    Am I asking for a miracle?

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    Re: Identify rows matching certain criteria

    Not sure how helpful this is going to be, but you could apply a Conditional Format (Formula option) to the cells

    =SUMPRODUCT(--(COUNTIF(A5:A6,"*"&A1:A3&"*")))>0

    Optionally, use a helper column with the above formula and filter on "TRUE" (this is what the formula returns of there is a count >0).

    See attached.
    Palmetto

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