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FIND

Finds one text value within another (case-sensitive).

TextText Processing

What it does

Finds the starting position of a text string within another text string (case-sensitive).

Syntax

FIND(find_text, within_text, [start_num])

Arguments

  • find_text(text) β€” Text to find.
  • within_text(text) β€” Text to search in.
  • start_num(number) β€” Start position (default 1).

Examples

Find Case Sensitive

Find 'e' in 'Excel'.

FORMULA
=FIND("e", "Excel")
RESULT
4
SAMPLE DATA
A
1Text
2Excel