My Online Training Hub

Learn Dashboards, Excel, Power BI, Power Query, Power Pivot

How to search a Key word in a Column|General Excel Questions & Answers|Excel Forum|My Online Training Hub

You are here: Home / How to search a Key word in a Column|General Excel Questions & Answers|Excel Forum|My Online Training Hub
Avatar
sp_LogInOut Log In sp_Registration Register
sp_Search Search
Advanced Search
Search
Forum Scope



Match



Forum Options



Minimum search word length is 3 characters - maximum search word length is 84 characters
sp_Search Search
sp_RankInfo
Lost password?
sp_PrintTopic sp_TopicIcon
How to search a Key word in a Column
Avatar
kev van

New Member
Members
Level 0
Forum Posts: 1
Member Since:
June 2, 2020
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
1
June 2, 2020 - 3:04 am
sp_Permalink sp_Print

Hi,

I want to be able to vlookup a key word within a lot of text in a cell. IE Column A I want to lookup the column for "TOWER"

Thanks in advance for the help. 

 

A B
MOBILE: LIGHT TOWER 07047N
MOBILE: LIGHT TOWER 07047N
CONTAINER SHIPPING AND STORAGE, FIBERGLASS 62W X 42D X 60H NET W 47028N
CONTAINER SHIPPING AND STORAGE, FIBERGLASS 62W X 42D X 60H NET W 47028N
CONTAINER SHIPPING AND STORAGE, FIBERGLASS 62W X 42D X 60H NET W 47028N
POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY, TYX 63026N
POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY, TYX 63026N
POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY, TYX 63026N
POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY, TYX 63026N
PROJECTOR/REVIEWER/EDITOR  70014N
SCREEN PROJECTION UNIT 70019N
SCREEN PROJECTION UNIT 70019N
SCREEN PROJECTION UNIT 70019N
Avatar
Purfleet
England
Member
Members


Trusted Members
Level 4
Forum Posts: 415
Member Since:
December 20, 2019
sp_UserOfflineSmall Offline
2
June 2, 2020 - 3:16 pm
sp_Permalink sp_Print

Hi Kev

You can wrap what you are looking for in * (wild card)

Index & match - =INDEX($B$2:$B$14,MATCH("*"&E2&"*",$A$2:$A$14,0))

Or

VLOOKUP - =VLOOKUP("*"&E2&"*",$A$2:$B$14,2,FALSE)

Purfleet

sp_Feed
Go to top
Forum Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
Most Users Ever Online: 245
Currently Online: Alan Sidman
Guest(s) 10
Currently Browsing this Page:
1 Guest(s)
Top Posters:
Catalin Bombea: 1939
SunnyKow: 1432
Anders Sehlstedt: 929
Purfleet: 415
Hans Hallebeek: 354
Frans Visser: 349
David_Ng: 312
lea cohen: 248
Jessica Stewart: 219
A.Maurizio: 216
Newest Members:
EXerOrqW PRqmMlMeyNd
EZKeMKxZBN iWcVrtJiiOmoVRc
Pamela Malthouse
Lila Huron-Albinger
Harry Maxwell
Jie Liu
Susan Lanham
Dhanushka Rathnayake
Rena Towles
Wim Verhaege
Forum Stats:
Groups: 3
Forums: 25
Topics: 7093
Posts: 31099

 

Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 49
Members: 34527
Moderators: 2
Admins: 3
Administrators: Mynda Treacy, Philip Treacy, Jessica
Moderators: Velouria, Riny van Eekelen