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Unlock the secrets of using wildcards in Excel's IF function in this detailed tutorial. This video breaks down the challenges of integrating wildcards in logical tests and provides an effective alternative approach.

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✨ Key Highlights:
▪ Wildcards & IF Function: Explore why traditional wildcards don't work in IF functions and discover an alternative method.
▪ Using SEARCH and ISNUMBER Functions: Learn to use the SEARCH and ISNUMBER functions as a wildcard substitute in IF formulas.
▪ Case Sensitivity in Searches: Understand the difference between SEARCH (not casesensitive) and FIND (casesensitive) functions.
▪ Practical Examples: See stepbystep demonstrations on how to identify specific text patterns within data.
▪ OR Function for Multiple Conditions: Combine the OR function with SEARCH and ISNUMBER for more complex logical tests.

00:00 Excel Formula If Cell Contains Specific Text
00:35 IF Function with Wildcards
02:02 How to Use the SEARCH Function in Excel
03:51 How to Use ISNUMBER
04:16 IF Function with Wildcards
04:56 IF Function with Wildcards Multiple Criteria

Learn how to combine Excel's IF function with wildcards for a partial text match. For example, you'd like to check IF a cell contains a specific word. If yes, then you'd like a specific result, otherwise you'd like another result.

We also take a look at checking the data against multiple partial match strings.
If you're familiar with the IF function, you know the logical test argument looks for an exact match. In case you'd like to look for a partial match in the IF formula (Excel IF function with text containing another word), you can't use an asterisk sign just like you would in the SUMIFS or COUNTIFS formulas. Instead you need to either use the SEARCH or the FIND functions. These will act as your wildcards.
You can apply the same approach to the SUMPRODUCT function.

LINKS to related videos: Partial match in SUMIFS function:    • How to Use SUMIFS with Partial Match ...  
Learn how IF function works:    • Excel IF Formula: Simple to Advanced ...  

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