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I have a conditional formatting with cells like
=COUNTIF(A3:H2663;R5)
If the value entered into R5 is found elsewhere, the box will then turn red.
However, sometimes it's not an exact match, and then it doesn't recognize it. That may be because of an extra figure at the end of the entered number.
So my question is: can I change the formula to make a match, if the cells from A3:H2663 simply contain the value in R5, and isn't an exact match?
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Countif partial string/substring match with formulas Select a blank cell you will place the counting result at, type the formula =COUNTIF(A1:A16,"*Anne*") (A1:A16 is the range you will count cells, and Anne is the certain partial string) into it, and press the Enter key.
Select a blank cell to store the counting result, write the formula =COUNTIF(A1:A16,"*Anne*") into it, and press the Enter key (A1:A16 is the range to count cells, and Anne is the partial string).
In the empty cell, type the following: “=COUNTIF (range, criteria).” This formula counts the number of cells in the specified range with text. For “range,” type in the cell range you want. Enter the first and last cells, divided by a colon. For example, to count cells B2 to B10, you'd type in the following: “ B2:B10 .”
With the COUNTIF() function, you can use wildcard characters in your criteria.
If you want to find any cell value that has the search/criteria value at the very start:
=COUNTIF(A3:H2663, R5 & "*")
If you want to find any cell value that has the search/criteria value anywhere in it:
=COUNTIF(A3:H2663, "*" & R5 & "*")
The * wildard character represents zero or more characters.
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