Recently, I was asked to 'fix' an Excel app that relied heavily on simple find tasks-it just stopped working and the users were at a loss. From the resulting dropdown, you can choose Find or Replace-they're both tabs in the same dialog. Or, click Find & Select in the Editing group on the Home tab. You start the process by pressing Ctrl+F to open the Find and Replace dialog. Searching for a specific range is more efficient and is always the best choice when appropriate. If you want to search the entire workbook, search any cell on the active sheet. Fortunately, the basics are simple.īefore you start a search task, you have a decision to make: Do you want to search the entire workbook or a specific range? When searching a range, select it first.
It's likely that you've explored Excel's Find feature, but perhaps haven't had to rely on it for anything beyond a simple find task-that describes many users.
