Compare FORMULATEXT vs EXACT

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Compare FORMULATEXT vs EXACT side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature

Lookup & Reference

=FORMULATEXT()

★ Winner

Syntax

Text

=EXACT()

Syntax

Category

Lookup & Reference lookup-reference

Text text

Popularity

25 / 100

30 / 100

Views

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Output

Text

Logical

Version

Excel 2013

All versions

Volatile

No

No

Dynamic Array

No

No

Description

Returns a formula as a string.

Compares two text strings and returns TRUE if they are exactly the same, FALSE otherwise. EXACT is case-sensitive but ignores formatting differences. Use EXACT to test text being entered into a document.

Syntax

=FORMULATEXT(reference)

=EXACT(text1, text2)

Arguments

1 Arguments

reference

2 Arguments

text1 text2

Examples

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Tips

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★ Recommendation — Winner: =FORMULATEXT()

=FORMULATEXT() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =FORMULATEXT()