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  1. 12-20-2012, 06:36 AM #1
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    Formuila required to flag if a cell contains a text character

    Hi guys

    need yuor help please

    if there a formula that would give a true false indictation if a cell contains a text character>?

    exmaple
    777688h88 would be TRUE
    999995555 would be FALSE

    many thanks

    Barbara
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    Re: Formuila required to flag if a cell contains a text character

    Maybe

    In Conditional Formatting rules.

    =ISTEXT(A1)
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    Re: Formuila required to flag if a cell contains a text character

    Thanks guys
    Apprciate it as ever!
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    Re: Formuila required to flag if a cell contains a text character

    You are welcome Barbara.

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