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EXCEL SEARCH FUNCTION
Excel SEARCH Function Introduction
This Function returns a number that represents the position of text in a string. =SEARCH(“a”,”Orange”), for example, will yield 3 since “a” is in the third position.
Description of Excel SEARCH Function
Syntax:
=SEARCH (find_text, within_text, start_num)
Parameter list:
- find text – the text to be located.
- within_text – the text to look for.
- start_num – the starting point in the text to be searched. Optional; the default value is 1.
Step By Step Guide of SEARCH Function
Example :
Key Points
- The only difference between this function and the FIND function is that SEARCH enables the usage of wildcards and is not case-sensitive.
- In find text, SEARCH supports the wildcard characters question mark (?) and asterisk (*). The? character matches any single character, while the * character matches any sequence of characters. To locate a literal? or *, place a tilde () before the character, for example, * and?
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