excel if condition

ojmp2001 ojmp2001 121 Reputation points
2021-05-05T22:26:33.523+00:00

I have a column A1 that contains peoples first and last names. I want columnB1 to contain a yes or no based specific people's name e.g., if ColA1 contains names such as John or Jane or Susan then ColB1 will have Yes else No

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  1. Emily Hua-MSFT 27,601 Reputation points
    2021-05-06T08:08:31.673+00:00

    @ojmp2001 ojmp2001
    Please try to use Find function and Count function.

    For my simple sample, I use the formula =IF(COUNT(FIND({"John","Suasn","Jane"},A2)),"Yes","No"). More information, please refer to my screenshot below.

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