

With this approach, IF has no problem with understanding wildcards and flawlessly identifies the cells that contain either "A" or "a" (since COUNTIF is not case-sensitive): IF(COUNTIF( cell, "* text*"), value_if_true, value_if_false) For this, we'll simply embed a function that accepts wildcards in the logical test of IF, namely the COUNTIF function:
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Now that you know the reason why a wildcard IF formula fails, let's try to figure out how to get it to work. =COUNTIF(A2:A10, "*a*") Excel IF contains partial text Taking a closer look at the list of functions supporting wildcards, you will notice that their syntax assumes a wildcard text to appear directly in an argument like this: Why does a wildcard IF statement fail? From all appearances, Excel doesn't recognize wildcards used with an equal sign or other logical operators. The formula returns "No" for all the cells, even those that contain "A": It seems like including wildcard text in the logical test would be an easy solution:īut regrettably it does not work. If found - display "Yes" in column B, if not - display "No". In the sample table below, supposing you want to check whether the IDs in the first column contain the letter "A". Why Excel IF function with wildcard not working

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