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Excel EXACT function

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2019-12-13

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Description

The EXACT function compares two strings and returns TRUE if they are exactly same (taking into account case sensitivity), or returns FALSE.

Syntax and arguments

Formula syntax

EXACT(text1,text2)

Arguments

  • Text1: Required, the first string used to compare.
  • Text2: Optional, the second string used to compare.

Return Value

The EXACT function returns TRUE if two compared strings are exactly same, or returns FALSE.

Usage and Examples

Example 1 compare two strings in case sensitive

=EXACT(B3,C3)

B3 and C3 are the two strings you want to compare exactly.
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Example 2 compare two strings with space

=EXACT(B5,C5)

B3 and C3 are the two strings you want to compare exactly.
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Download sample

exact-function.xlsx


Relative Functions:

  • Excel DOLLAR Function
    The CHAR function is used to convert a number to text in the currency formatting, with the decimals rounded to the given number of decimal places.

  • Excel CLEAN Function
    The CLEAN function is used to remove all non-printable characters from the given text.

  • Excel CODE Function
    The CODE function returns a numeric code of a character or the first character in a given text string cell.


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