TEXT SEARCH & EXTRACTION · ORIGINAL EXERCISE
Find the messenger’s mark
Return the character position of @ in the email in C2. Use FIND.
This quest practices FIND using a fictional business dataset. Read the sheet below, then enter the interactive quest to write and check your formula.
| Contact | Ticket | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Harbor | ORD-NY-204 | ari@north.example | Paid INV-204 receipt |
| South Market | ORD-LA-105 | bea@south.example | Review INV-105 today |
| West Workshop | ORD-AT-306 | cam@west.example | Send INV-306 copy |
| North Studio | ORD-NY-107 | dev@north.example | Pending INV-107 approval |
Hints to get you started
- FIND returns a 1-based position.
- Search for the quoted character "@".
- The email is C2.
Show the worked solution
=FIND("@",C2)FIND is case-sensitive and returns #VALUE! when its text is absent. Character positions start at 1.
Make the skill stick
After solving the task, explain what each reference does and why the formula answers the business question. Try the workbook download inside the quest to practice in your own spreadsheet app.
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