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Default how to find #ref! invalid cell references within cell formula

I believe you meant "Look in: formulas", as the value of OP's formula will
not be the error.
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"Stefi" wrote:

EditFindEnter #REF! in the Find what fieldOptionsLook in: Select
Values!Click Find All!

Regards,
Stefi



€˛Brotherharry€¯ ezt Ć*rta:

I have a formula in a spreadie used by a variety of people that
occasionally becomes corrupted due to cells being deleted improperly
and the cell references being replaced by #ref!.
The formula still generates a valid result, but it's the wrong one
because it's not looking at the correct data because of the corrupted
references.
e.g.
=IF((ISNUMBER(#REF!)),#REF!,(IF((R3134=0),N3134,N3 134/R3134)))

This means that what superficially appears to be a functioning
spreadie actually has flaws as the formulas aren't generating correct
results. What I need is a quick way to spot formulas that contain
#REF.

The FIND function won't work as presumably it's only looking in the
result of a formula, not the actual formula itself.