{"id":846,"date":"2019-04-19T16:48:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T13:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.test4u.eu\/excelpedia\/?p=846"},"modified":"2019-04-19T17:00:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T14:00:21","slug":"the-find-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.test4u.eu\/excelpedia\/the-find-function\/","title":{"rendered":"The FIND Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It finds one text string that exists inside another text string and returns the position within the second string, from which the first one begins. It is case-sensitive and doesn&#8217;t allow wildcard characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For case-insensitive search use the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"SEARCH  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.test4u.eu\/excelpedia\/the-search-function\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEARCH <\/a><\/strong>function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The syntax of the function is the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> <strong>FIND<\/strong><em>(<strong>find_text<\/strong><span><b>, within_text, [start_num]<\/b><\/span><\/em>) <\/p><cite><span><b><strong>find_text<\/strong><\/b><\/span><strong>: <\/strong>The text you are searching for.<br><strong>within_text<\/strong>: The text containing the text you are searching for. <br><strong>[start_num]<\/strong>: Optional. The starting position within the string of the <strong>within_text <\/strong>argument, from which the search will begin. The default value is 1 (the first character of the <strong>within_text <\/strong>string). <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If <strong>find_text <\/strong>is an empty string FIND returns the start_num of the search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If <strong>find_text <\/strong>is not found then the #VALUE! error is returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> If <strong>start_num <\/strong>is less than or equal to zero, or if it is greater than the length of the <strong>within_text <\/strong>string then the #VALUE! error is returned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the button to practice using this function, with the help of our <strong>Online Assessment Tool<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"button-practice-container\" ><a class=\"button button-primary button-practice\" style=\"height:auto\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.test4u.eu\/excelpedia\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-integration\/run.php?id=RHZ0NktBUjFTdld1dFhUdFJNZ3VHWHd6dEhjZ05EWXB2akJ3Z3kwUTdPWjVOemFqZnQ4cTBoZ2x2SmhkZm02OA==&b=MUNUTlQrenkyS3ducHNhU2p1MzgvQXBDeVVBcGliWW5aREdRdlVmcnNyRHdNbndPSU0vdFUwVG0rdmVjTlBrN2JDalU5YWpUYXZDQVhZUS85aGNqeDJ6bVA0K1pROEhxUGhsbFFlZzkrMDQ9\">Practice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here is an example of how to use the FIND function:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the cell A2 calculate the position of the word TEST4U inside the text of the cell A1. (Note: The function you use should be case sensitive)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Use the FIND function to perform a case sensitive search in the text of a cell for a specific string\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3mi3nC8vhcA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It finds one text string that exists inside another text string and returns the position within the second string, from which the first one begins. 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