Sally

With a macro.........

Sub Highlight_Word()
Dim rng As Range
Dim cell As Range
Dim start_str As Integer
myword = InputBox("Enter the search string ")
Mylen = Len(myword)
Set rng = Selection
For Each cell In rng
start_str = InStr(cell.Value, myword)
If start_str Then
cell.Characters(start_str, Mylen).Font.ColorIndex = 3
End If
Next
End Sub

If not familiar with VBA and macros, see David McRitchie's site for more on
"getting started".

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

In the meantime..........

First...create a backup copy of your original workbook.

To create a General Module, hit ALT + F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor.

Hit CRTL + R to open Project Explorer.

Find your workbook/project and select it.

Right-click and InsertModule. Paste the code in there. Save the
workbook and hit ALT + Q to return to your workbook.

Run the macro by going to ToolMacroMacros.

You can also assign this macro to a button or a shortcut key combo.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP



On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:15:02 -0700, Sally M <Sally
wrote:

When I use the "find" feature to search for a word on a large worksheet,
Excel 2000 brings me to the cell containing the word. Sometimes my cells
have a LOT of words in them. It would be very helpful, if Excel would also
highlight the word in the cell to make locating it easier. Does anyone know
how to do this?

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