You can use an AutoFilter on your list to find text. There are
instructions in Excel's Help, and he

http://www.contextures.com/xlautofilter01.html

peter via OfficeKB.com wrote:
I have long column with names and it very difficult to find them.
I lose a lot of time to use the form from “menu / edit “.
I want to create search form or something ells in order to find text quickly
in column, but I don’t now.


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Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
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