simplifying a =Mid() equation

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Published on 2012-07-06T02:55:16Z Indexed on 2012/07/06 3:15 UTC
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lets say i want to test if the first letter in cell A1 is an "A"

=Mid(A1, 1, 1)="A"

Now lets say i want to find out if either the first and fourth letters in cell A1 is an "A"

I would of thought you could something like this:

=Mid(A1, or(1,4), 1)="A"

Instead of having to do this:

=IF(MID(A1,1,1)="A",TRUE,IF(MID(A!,4,1)="A",TRUE,FALSE))

Am i on the right track? Could i make the above Formula simpler? If not, why not?

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