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Can I search for the displayed value in a cell, not the contents?
I'm using Excel 2003. I'd like to search for the values in a cell, not the
formula. But Edit / Find (control-F) seems to look for the formula, not the value as displayed For example, I have a column with some date values of the form "4/27/09". The column is formatted to display dates in the format 27-Apr-2009. I'd like to be able to do a search for "27-Apr". Similarly if the cell contains a formula, I'd like to be able to find the value returned by the formula, not the formula itself. Does Excel provide a way to search for displayed values? |
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Can I search for the displayed value in a cell, not the contents?
In the find dialog there is an Options button. Click it to view the different
ways to perform your search. In the LookIn drop down switch from Formulas to Values. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Eric_NY" wrote: I'm using Excel 2003. I'd like to search for the values in a cell, not the formula. But Edit / Find (control-F) seems to look for the formula, not the value as displayed For example, I have a column with some date values of the form "4/27/09". The column is formatted to display dates in the format 27-Apr-2009. I'd like to be able to do a search for "27-Apr". Similarly if the cell contains a formula, I'd like to be able to find the value returned by the formula, not the formula itself. Does Excel provide a way to search for displayed values? |
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Can I search for the displayed value in a cell, not the conten
Thanks! I've been using Excel for years and never knew that.
"Jim Thomlinson" wrote: In the find dialog there is an Options button. Click it to view the different ways to perform your search. In the LookIn drop down switch from Formulas to Values. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Eric_NY" wrote: I'm using Excel 2003. I'd like to search for the values in a cell, not the formula. But Edit / Find (control-F) seems to look for the formula, not the value as displayed For example, I have a column with some date values of the form "4/27/09". The column is formatted to display dates in the format 27-Apr-2009. I'd like to be able to do a search for "27-Apr". Similarly if the cell contains a formula, I'd like to be able to find the value returned by the formula, not the formula itself. Does Excel provide a way to search for displayed values? |
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