# EXACT

## Content

This function returns true if two strings are the same; otherwise, false.

## Syntax

`EXACT(text1, text2)`

## Arguments

<span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">This function has these arguments:</span>

| <span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Argument</span> | <span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Description</span> |
| -------- | ----------- |
| *<span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">text1</span>* | <span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[</span>Required] The first text string |
| *<span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">text2</span>* | <span data-teams="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[</span>Required] The second text string. |

## Remarks

This function compares the string in the first argument to the string in the second argument.
Although this function is case-sensitive, it ignores formatting differences.

## Examples

`EXACT(A3,A5)`
`EXACT(R3C1,R5C1)`
`EXACT("SPREAD","spread")` gives the result FALSE