Saved from a previous post:

Excel tries to help by remembering the last settings you used--except for the
first search in that session.

You can use that to your advantage.

You could make a dummy workbook and put it in your xlStart folder. Have a
macro in that workbook that does a find (and sets all the stuff the way you
like). Then closes and gets out of the way.


Option Explicit
Sub auto_open()

Worksheets("sheet1").Cells.Find What:="", After:=ActiveCell, _
LookIn:=xlValues, _
LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, _
SearchDirection:=xlNext, MatchCase:=False

ThisWorkbook.Close savechanges:=False

End Sub

The workbook opens, does a find (to fix your settings) and then closes to get
out of the way.

If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

But if you do an Edit|Find and change anything, then those changed settings will
be remembered.

Rwostbrock wrote:

can anyone else help

"Ragdyer" wrote:

OH! ... That's what you're looking for.

I can't help you there, except to suggest recording a macro when you do it
once, and then activate it on subsequent replaces.

You might post to the programming group for some code.
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Regards,

RD

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"Rwostbrock" wrote in message
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yes-- that only changes the settings for one use. The next time you open
the
excel application, it reverts back to the original defaults.

"Ragdyer" wrote:

Have you tried expanding the criteria choices by clicking on the small
down
arrows on the right corner of the box?
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RD

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"Rwostbrock" wrote in message
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yes, that is what I am trying to change
by default the options are set to formula and row, I would like to
change
the default but do not see how

"RagDyeR" wrote:

In the "Find & Replace" dialog window, don't you see an "Options"
button?
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HTH,

RD
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"Rwostbrock" wrote in message
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By default the find and replace comment searches for formulas by row.
How do I change the default to search by value and column?








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