How to Use the FIND Function in Excel (Case-Sensitive Search)

How to Use the FIND Function in Excel (Case-Sensitive Search)

The FIND() function allows you to locate one text string within another. Unlike SEARCH, FIND is case-sensitive, which makes it useful when exact text patterns matter.

📘 Syntax:

=FIND(find_text, within_text, [start_num])

✅ Example:

=FIND("X","Excel")

This returns an error because "X" is uppercase and "x" in "Excel" is lowercase. FIND is case-sensitive!

🎯 Use Cases:

• Finding case-sensitive keywords in strings
• Checking for exact formatting (e.g., capitalized names or codes)
• Splitting or extracting specific sections from structured data

🧠 Tips:

If you want a case-insensitive version, use SEARCH() instead.

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