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SEARCH

Finds one text string within another (case-insensitive), supports wildcards

Syntax

SEARCH(find_text, within_text, [start_num])

Parameters

  • find_text: Required. The text you want to find. You can use the ? and * wildcard characters
  • within_text: Required. The text in which you want to search for find_text
  • start_num: Optional. The character number in within_text at which to start searching (default 1)

Example

=SEARCH("e", "Statements", 6)
Returns: NumberSince: Excel 2003