A couple of options...
1. Have the user select the column and hit ctrl-f (short cut for Edit|find).
2. Apply Data|filter|autofilter
(and show them how to use the dropdown arrow)
3. Download Jan Karel Pieterse's FlexFind.
You can find it he
http://www.oaltd.co.uk/MVP/
(it has some nice options already built in)


Karen wrote:

I have a simple address book spreadsheet. I would like to create a Search
form, where the user can enter the Last Name of the person they are searching
for.

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Dave Peterson