How to check if there is a specific text inside a cell in excel

Question

is there anyway to check if there is an existing text in excel?

For example: COLUMN A1 - "CONSTRUCTION -RP" COLUMN B1 - "AM"

I need to check if COLUMN A1 has no "OMA" on it. In terms:

IF (A1 has "OMA" AND B1 is "AM" OR A1 has no OMA) THEN FORMULA HERE ELSE IF (A1 has "OMA" AND B1 IS NOT "AM") THEN FORMULA HERE

Answer 1

Here's a formula that might be of help to you.

=IF(A1="OMA", IF(B1="AM",1+1,2+2), 3+3)

Essentially 1+1, 2+2, and 3+3 would be replaced with the formulas you have if logical test 1 = true, logical test 2 = true, or if neither test held true.

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Answer 2

Use ISNUMBER(SEARCH())

=IF(OR(AND(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("OMA",A1)),B1="AM"),ISERROR(SEARCH("OMA",A1))),yourformula,yourotherformula)

Answer 3

=IF(OR(AND(ISNUMBER(FIND("OMA",A1)),B1="AM"),ISERROR(FIND("OMA",A1))),1,0)

Replace the 1 and 0 with your formula if true and formula if false. In english this formula does is if either (OMA is in a1 and b1=AM) or (OMA is not in a1), then true, otherwise false