TEXT SEARCH & EXTRACTION · ORIGINAL EXERCISE
Handle an absent mark
Find the literal tilde character ~ in note D2 with FIND. Return 0 if it is absent.
This quest practices Search error handling 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 treats ~ as ordinary text.
- The visible note has no tilde.
- IFERROR supplies 0 for the missing-text error.
Show the worked solution
=IFERROR(FIND("~",D2),0)A missing optional separator can be an expected condition. IFERROR makes that case explicit while still searching the source.
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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