excel search for multiple items

Question

I am trying to search for multiple items in a cell. If any of the terms I am looking for is present, I want cell D to display \"Laptop\", otherwise, display \"Desktop\". I can g

Answer 1

You could use the combination of OR, IFERROR and SEARCH as you suggest, but I think the simpler construct would be ...

=IF(AND(ISERROR(SEARCH("value1",A2)),ISERROR(SEARCH("value2",A2))),"Desktop","Laptop")

Answer 2

This should work:

=IF(SUM(COUNTIF(A2,"*" &{"blah1";"blah2";"blah3"}& "*"))>0,"laptop","desktop")