How do I use FIND in Excel?
Use FIND when you want to find character positions with case sensitivity. Enter Find text, Within text, Start position in that order, then add optional arguments when needed.
Finds text position (case-sensitive).
FIND(find_text, within_text, [start_num])find_text
RequiredEnter a text value (wrap with quotes when needed).
within_text
RequiredEnter a text value (wrap with quotes when needed).
start_num
OptionalEnter a numeric value.
Use FIND to return the result with these settings (Find text: "@", Within text: C2 (cell C2 (Email in column C)), Start position: 1).
| # | AEmployee ID | BName | CEmail | DPayment Amount | EAmount Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | E001 | Taro Tanaka | t.tanaka@example.com | 1200 | 1200 |
| 3 | E002 | Hanako Suzuki | h.suzuki@example.com | 980 | 980 |
| 4 | E003 | Ken Sato | k.sato@example.com | 2450 | 2450 |
| 5 | E004 | Aya Takahashi | a.takahashi@example.com | 3000 | 3000 |
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
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How to Use (Formula)
=FIND("@", C2, 1)Result
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Use FIND when you want to find character positions with case sensitivity. Enter Find text, Within text, Start position in that order, then add optional arguments when needed.
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The main arguments are Find text, Within text, Start position. Start with the required ones, then add optional arguments if needed.