IF statements based on text in a string

Hi,

I want to return Y or N for each row where a certain word (lets say "Apple") appears anywhere in the reference cell. Therefore in the below example the first 3 rows contain apple (somewhere in that cell) so Y is returned. I can get it to work when apple isd the only thing in the cell but not if it appears with text before and/or after it.

ie:

A B

apple Y
apple orange Y
orange apple Y
pear N
grape N


Many thanks.

GW

Try

=If(isnumber(search("apple",A1)),"Y","N")

where A1 contains original string

Thanks guys, very fast responseMuch appreciated

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