IF a cell contains a string

Question

How can I assign a value to cells if it\'s neighbour contains a specific string?

For example, fields in column A:

    dog11
    cat22
    cow11
    chick         


        

Answer 1

You can use OR() to group expressions (as well as AND()):

=IF(OR(condition1, condition2), true, false)

=IF(AND(condition1, condition2), true, false)

So if you wanted to test for "cat" and "22":

=IF(AND(SEARCH("cat",a1),SEARCH("22",a1)),"cat and 22","none")