How do I search with Excel for cells with specific characters at the end of the string?
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I need to know how to use pattern matching in excel.
Suppose I have 3 cells...
ABC
ABD
JGFC
I need to highlight those with C AT THE END.
This is a small example. I need to do similar stuff for hundreds of cells. It's very frustrating and sometimes I'll miss several. I need a fast and reliable way.
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I need to know how to use pattern matching in excel.
Suppose I have 3 cells...
ABC
ABD
JGFC
I need to highlight those with C AT THE END.
This is a small example. I need to do similar stuff for hundreds of cells. It's very frustrating and sometimes I'll miss several. I need a fast and reliable way.
microsoft-excel microsoft-excel-2016
edited Nov 15 at 17:40
Mureinik
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asked Nov 15 at 16:29
Nabeel Parkar
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When you say "highlight", do you mean you need to format them or you need to select them?
– Worthwelle
Nov 15 at 17:11
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up vote
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down vote
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I need to know how to use pattern matching in excel.
Suppose I have 3 cells...
ABC
ABD
JGFC
I need to highlight those with C AT THE END.
This is a small example. I need to do similar stuff for hundreds of cells. It's very frustrating and sometimes I'll miss several. I need a fast and reliable way.
microsoft-excel microsoft-excel-2016
edited Nov 15 at 17:40
Mureinik
2,20351525
asked Nov 15 at 16:29
Nabeel Parkar
334
I need to know how to use pattern matching in excel.
Suppose I have 3 cells...
ABC
ABD
JGFC
I need to highlight those with C AT THE END.
This is a small example. I need to do similar stuff for hundreds of cells. It's very frustrating and sometimes I'll miss several. I need a fast and reliable way.
microsoft-excel microsoft-excel-2016
microsoft-excel microsoft-excel-2016
edited Nov 15 at 17:40
Mureinik
2,20351525
asked Nov 15 at 16:29
Nabeel Parkar
334
edited Nov 15 at 17:40
Mureinik
2,20351525
asked Nov 15 at 16:29
Nabeel Parkar
334
edited Nov 15 at 17:40
Mureinik
2,20351525
edited Nov 15 at 17:40
Mureinik
2,20351525
edited Nov 15 at 17:40
Mureinik
2,20351525
2,20351525
asked Nov 15 at 16:29
Nabeel Parkar
334
asked Nov 15 at 16:29
Nabeel Parkar
334
asked Nov 15 at 16:29
Nabeel Parkar
334
334
When you say "highlight", do you mean you need to format them or you need to select them?
– Worthwelle
Nov 15 at 17:11
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When you say "highlight", do you mean you need to format them or you need to select them?
– Worthwelle
Nov 15 at 17:11
When you say "highlight", do you mean you need to format them or you need to select them?
– Worthwelle
Nov 15 at 17:11
When you say "highlight", do you mean you need to format them or you need to select them?
– Worthwelle
Nov 15 at 17:11
add a comment |
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For this specific example, you can use =RIGHT(A1,1)="C".
Depending on how similar your other use cases are, you may also want to look into the LEFT(), MID() and FIND() formulae. For complex pattern matching, you may need to resort to VBA to implement a regex-based match.
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
For this specific example, you can use =RIGHT(A1,1)="C".
Depending on how similar your other use cases are, you may also want to look into the LEFT(), MID() and FIND() formulae. For complex pattern matching, you may need to resort to VBA to implement a regex-based match.
answered Nov 15 at 16:39
jsheeran
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For this specific example, you can use =RIGHT(A1,1)="C".
Depending on how similar your other use cases are, you may also want to look into the LEFT(), MID() and FIND() formulae. For complex pattern matching, you may need to resort to VBA to implement a regex-based match.
answered Nov 15 at 16:39
jsheeran
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up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
For this specific example, you can use =RIGHT(A1,1)="C".
Depending on how similar your other use cases are, you may also want to look into the LEFT(), MID() and FIND() formulae. For complex pattern matching, you may need to resort to VBA to implement a regex-based match.
answered Nov 15 at 16:39
jsheeran
1712
For this specific example, you can use =RIGHT(A1,1)="C".
Depending on how similar your other use cases are, you may also want to look into the LEFT(), MID() and FIND() formulae. For complex pattern matching, you may need to resort to VBA to implement a regex-based match.
answered Nov 15 at 16:39
jsheeran
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answered Nov 15 at 16:39
jsheeran
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answered Nov 15 at 16:39
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answered Nov 15 at 16:39
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When you say "highlight", do you mean you need to format them or you need to select them?
– Worthwelle
Nov 15 at 17:11