<div class="raw-html-embed">	The FIND/FINDB function is one of the <a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#textdata" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">text and data functions</a>. Is used to find the specified substring (find_text) within a string (within_text). The FIND function is intended for languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), while FINDB - for languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS) like Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc.

	<h5 class="pt8">Syntax</h5>
	FIND(find_text, within_text, [start_num])
	FINDB(find_text, within_text, [start_num])
	The FIND/FINDB function has the following arguments:
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				<th style="background-color: #f4f4f4" width="150ch">Argument</th>
				<th style="background-color: #f4f4f4">Description</th>
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				<td>find_text</td>
				<td>A string you are looking for.</td>
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				<td>within_text</td>
				<td>A string you are searching within.</td>
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				<td>start_num</td>
				<td>A position in a string where the search will start. It is an optional argument. If it is omitted, the funcion will start search from the beginning of the string.</td>
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	<h5 class="pt8">Notes</h5>
	The FIND/FINDB function is case-sensitive.
	If there are no matches, the function will return the #VALUE! error.
	<a href="https://helpcenter.onlyoffice.com/onlyoffice-editors/onlyoffice-spreadsheet-editor/UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.aspx#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the FIND/FINDB function.

	<h5 class="pt8">Examples</h5>
	The figure below displays the result returned by the FIND function.
	<img alt="FIND/FINDB Function" src="https://static-helpcenter.teamlab.info/find_2a00882bbd.png"></div>

FIND/FINDB Function

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Argument	Description
*find_text*	A string you are looking for.
*within_text*	A string you are searching within.
*start_num*	A position in a string where the search will start. It is an optional argument. If it is omitted, the funcion will start search from the beginning of the string.

FIND/FINDB Function

Syntax

Notes

Examples

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