IF with partial match in Excel

In this lesson, we tackle the challenge of identifying data in a list using the IF function with a partial match. Imagine you're a fruit supplier armed with a spreadsheet containing customer names and their favourite fruits based on purchase data. Your task? To identify if the fruit listed in c...

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Corporate Author: Assemble You Limited
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] Assemble You 2024
Edition:[First edition]
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In this lesson, we tackle the challenge of identifying data in a list using the IF function with a partial match. Imagine you're a fruit supplier armed with a spreadsheet containing customer names and their favourite fruits based on purchase data. Your task? To identify if the fruit listed in column B is a berry and label it accordingly in column D. We'll attempt an initial IF statement with a wildcard to find berries. Surprisingly, it won't work due to wildcard limitations in IF. So, join us in this lesson as we navigate the nuances of partial matching in Excel - with fruitful results! Learning Objectives Identify and categorise data with partial matches with IF, SEARCH, and ISNUMBER functions
Physical Description:1 video file (5 min.) sound, color