FIND function - Zoho Sheet - Help Guide

FIND

Returns the position of a text string (first occurrence) within another given text string.

 

Syntax

 

FIND(find_text; text_to_search; [start_position])

find_text: Text string whose position you want to obtain. E.g. "S"

text_to_search: Text to search for the first occurrence of specified text string. "Zoho Sheet"

start_position: Position from which the search starts. Defaults to 1 if omitted. E.g. 2

 

Remarks

  • The FIND function is case-sensitive i.e., "Apple" and "apple" are treated the same.


Examples

 

Formula

Result

=FIND("S";"Zoho Sheet")

6

=FIND(A3;B3)

5

=FIND(A4;B4)

3


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Possible Errors

 

Errors

Meaning

#N/A!

  • The function could not find the value it was asked to look for. Commonly occurs in VLOOKUP and similar functions.

#NAME!

  • The function name is incorrect or invalid.

  • The given defined name (if any) is invalid.

  • There is a typo in the defined name used in the function.

  • Double quotes are missing for text values in the function.

  • Colon missing in a cell range reference.

#VALUE!

  • The given argument's data type is incorrect or invalid.
    For example, the function =DATE(A1:A3) will return a #VALUE error when a text value is present in the range.

  • The given text is not present in the searched text.

#REF!

  • The given cell reference is incorrect or invalid. This error may occur when a cell/range has been deleted, moved, or pasted over.

 

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