Excel Formulas to Highlight the Cells that contains Certain Value!!
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Published: 2021-03-19 12:00:43

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In the previous post, we have learned the simple formula used to **highlight the cells that begin with certain conditions**. Today, we will introduce several tricks to **highlight the cells that contain a certain value in Excel**. Let’s see them below!! Get an official version of ** MS Excel**  from the following link: [https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)

[![Highlight cells that contain certain value](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Highlight-cells-that-contain-certain-value.png)](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formulas-to-highlight-the-cells-that-contains-certain-value/highlight-cells-that-contain-certain-value/#main)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-22573">Highlight cells that contain a certain value</figcaption>
## General Formula:

- To highlight the cells that meet a certain condition, you can use the below formula.

**=[ISNUMBER](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-use-isnumber-function-in-microsoft-excel-365/)([SEARCH](https://geekexcel.com/use-search-function-in-microsoft-excel-2013-simple-methods/)(substring,A1))**

## Syntax Explanations:

- **ISNUMBER** – This function helps to return **[TRUE](https://geekexcel.com/use-true-function-in-microsoft-excel-365-simple-methods/)** when a cell contains a number, and **[FALSE](https://geekexcel.com/use-false-function-in-microsoft-excel-365-simple-methods/)** if there will not be a number. Read more on the **[SEARCH function](https://geekexcel.com/use-search-function-in-microsoft-excel-2013-simple-methods/)**.
- **SEARCH** – The **[SEARCH function](https://geekexcel.com/use-search-function-in-microsoft-excel-2013-simple-methods/)** will help to locate the character between ** two text string** and returns to the ** number**  of the ** starting position**  of the ** first text string**  from the ** first character of the second text string.**
- **Substring** – It is the criteria that want to highlight.
- **A1** – It represents the input value cell.
- **Comma symbol (,)** – It is a separator that helps to separate a list of values.
- **Parenthesis ()** – The main purpose of this symbol is to group the elements.

## Example:

Let’s consider the below example.

- Here we will enter the input text string in **Column B**.
- Now we are going to highlight the cells that contain the value which is given in **Column D**.

![Input Ranges](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Input-Ranges-26.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-22574">Input Ranges</figcaption>

- So apply the above-given formula in the conditional formatting option.
- To know  **how to apply conditional formatting**  in Excel, just **refer to this article<u>:</u>[ How to Apply the Formula with Conditional Formatting In Excel?](https://geekexcel.com/how-to-apply-formula-with-conditional-formatting/)**
- Finally, we will get the result as shown below.

![Result](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Result-29.png)<figcaption id="caption-attachment-22571">Result</figcaption>

## Wrap-Up:

In this short tutorial, we have described the simple formula to **highlight the cells that contain a certain value in Excel**. Let me know if you have any **doubts** regarding this article. Thank you for visiting our site!! To learn more, check out **[Geek Excel](https://geekexcel.com/) **and [**Excel Formulas**](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formula/) **!!**

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