If the number is already an exact multiple, no rounding occurs and the original number is returned. With no other input, CEILING.PRECISE will roundnumberup to the next integer. Thesignificanceargument is the multiple to whichnumbershould be rounded. The default value ofsignificanceis 1. Examples By default, CEILING.PRECISE rounds up to the next integer, with asignificanceof 1. If you need control over rounding of negative values up or down, see theCEILING.MATH function. MROUND will round a number up or down, depending on the nearest multiple....

This problem can be solved with the LEFT function, as explained below. LEFT function TheLEFT functionextracts a given number of characters from the left side of a text string. Also note thenum_charsargument is set to 3 above, but must be modified according to the situation. EXACT will only return TRUE whentext1andtext2are exactly the same, taking into account case. The second formula returns TRUE because “XYZ"doesequal “XYZ” taking into account case....

The article below explains a more scalable approach based on the SEARCH function. Then it compares the count of matches found with the count of values inthings. If the counts match, the formula returns TRUE. Otherwise, the formula returns FALSE. If thesubstringis found, SEARCH returns the location of the match as a number. If thesubstringis not found, SEARCH returns a #VALUE error. The ISNUMBER function is used to convert the result from SEARCH into TRUE or FALSE....

Note this is different from checking if a cell valueis a number. you’re free to easily perform that test with theISNUMBER function. In this case, however, we to test if a cell valuecontainsa number, which may occur anywhere. One solution is to use the FIND function with an array constant. Both approaches are explained below. FIND function The FIND function is designed to look inside a text string for a specific substring....

These strings can appearanywherein the cell, so this is a literal “contains” problem. If the cell contains the substring, the formula returns TRUE. If SEARCHdoesn’tfind a string, it returns a #VALUE! This means ISNUMBER will return TRUE if there is a match and FALSE if not. “green” begins at the 23rd character). The easiest way to check for TRUE is to add all values together. you might also use anarray constant....

Inside the left SUMPRODUCT, SEARCH looks for all strings in the named range “include”. In the right SUMPRODUCT, SEARCH looks for all strings in the named range “exclude”. SEARCH Function The Excel SEARCH function returns the location of one text string inside another. SEARCH returns the position offind_textinsidewithin_textas a number. SEARCH supports wildcards, and isnotcase-sensitive….

If either condition is FALSE, the formula returns FALSE. The test for multiple words is done using the SEARCH function with help from COUNT. When a match is found, SEARCH returns the position of the match. When no match is found, SEARCH returns the #VALUE error. The COUNT function gets a count of numbers in the array returned by SEARCH. COUNT ignores errors by default. Numbers include negative numbers, percentages, dates, times, fractions, and formulas that return numbers....

The difference is that the SEARCH function supportswildcardsbut isnotcase-sensitive, while the FIND functioniscase-sensitive butdoes notsupport wildcards. error when the substring is not found. The standard approach is to wrap these functions in the ISNUMBER function to force a TRUE or FALSE result. Excel 365 nowsupports regular expressions(regex), a powerful tool for pattern-matching. TheREGEXTEST functionoffers a direct way to test for specific text with a TRUE or FALSE result. Because REGEXTEST uses regex, it can be configured to use precise patterns for advanced use cases....

Notice the emphasis here is on words, not substrings. Once we have the words in an array, they can be tested. Note: The TEXTSPLIT function is only available in the most recent version of Excel. We can count words, compare words, check for specific words, etc. The solution is to expand the list of delimiters provided to TEXTSPLIT to include punctuation when needed. This is also bad, although, depending on the use case, it may not matter....

This problem can be solved with the RIGHT function, as explained below. RIGHT function TheRIGHT functionextracts a given number of characters from therightside of a text string. However, this value needs to be modified to suit the situation. EXACT will only return TRUE whentext1andtext2are exactly the same, taking into account case. The second formula returns TRUE because “JWB"doesequal “JWB” taking into account case. This means you might’t use COUNTIF to test values in an array returned by another operation....

This idea isn’t going to work as-is. A much simpler, cleaner approach is to use an array formula based on the SUMPRODUCT function. Solution with SUMPRODUCT TheSUMPRODUCT functionmultiplies ranges or arrays together and returns the sum of products. It works nicely in this case because it can handle arrays natively in any version of Excel. Working from the inside out, the expression B5=things returns five values, as explained above. SUMPRODUCT is designed to process numeric values, and it will simply ignore TRUE and FALSE values....

See below for a full list ofinfo typesandformat codes. The CELL function takes two arguments:info_typeandreference.Info_typeis a text string that indicates the pop in of information requested. See the table below for a full list of info types.Referenceis a cell reference.Referenceis typically a single cell. Ifreferencerefers to more than one cell, CELL returns information about thefirstcell in reference. For certain kinds of information (like filename) the cell address used forreferenceis optional and can be omitted....

CONVERT is fully automatic and based on “from” and “to” unit strings. As long as the units valid options in the same category (weight, distance, temperature, etc. ), CONVERT will automatically perform a conversion and return a numeric result. Both the “C” and “F” must be uppercase. If so, the original CONVERT formula is run. Unit strings must be valid and in the proper case.This page shows available options in each category....