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Finding 2 or more words in excel
I have 4000 rows and I want to find 4 or 5 words in the spreadsheet. I don't
want to look them up one at a time I would like to look them up all at once so how do I do this? |
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Finding 2 or more words in excel
Not enough detail but, for only one instance use a FIND macro for more use
FINDNEXT. -- Don Guillett Microsoft MVP Excel SalesAid Software "golden" wrote in message ... I have 4000 rows and I want to find 4 or 5 words in the spreadsheet. I don't want to look them up one at a time I would like to look them up all at once so how do I do this? |
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Finding 2 or more words in excel
Find: dog, cat, house, car,
How do I do this? "Don Guillett" wrote: Not enough detail but, for only one instance use a FIND macro for more use FINDNEXT. -- Don Guillett Microsoft MVP Excel SalesAid Software "golden" wrote in message ... I have 4000 rows and I want to find 4 or 5 words in the spreadsheet. I don't want to look them up one at a time I would like to look them up all at once so how do I do this? |
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Finding 2 or more words in excel
Perhaps autofilter on a helper col will be potent enough?
Assume source data in A2 down Assume your list of words to find is in F2:F5 ie: dog, cat, house, car Put in B2: =COUNTIF($F$2:$F$5,A2) Copy down to last row of source data. Col B returns 1 where the source word in col A is found in your list. Autofilter on col B, choose: 1. You got it. Aha? Hit the YES below -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 Downloads:27,000 Files:200 Subscribers:70 xdemechanik --- "golden" wrote: Find: dog, cat, house, car, How do I do this? |
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Thank you Max but I have a bad habit of not explaining myself, sorry.
I have a worksheet and I'm trying to find word, computer, excel, work, house, yard, study and I'm trying to make a graph of the hours I have spent in each item so I can figure out my study habits and this is for the last year. So I need to find about a half a dozen word in about 400 rows. I want to put in all the words so I only have to go throw the spreadsheet once. I don't know the how. I tried, commas, colons and a lot more but just don't know and the help on office 2007 is not very good or I just don't know how to use it. Could you help me please. Thank you "Max" wrote: Perhaps autofilter on a helper col will be potent enough? Assume source data in A2 down Assume your list of words to find is in F2:F5 ie: dog, cat, house, car Put in B2: =COUNTIF($F$2:$F$5,A2) Copy down to last row of source data. Col B returns 1 where the source word in col A is found in your list. Autofilter on col B, choose: 1. You got it. Aha? Hit the YES below -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 Downloads:27,000 Files:200 Subscribers:70 xdemechanik --- "golden" wrote: Find: dog, cat, house, car, How do I do this? |
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Finding 2 or more words in excel
No further thoughts to offer, sorry.
Maybe other responders do. -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 Downloads:27,000 Files:200 Subscribers:70 xdemechanik --- "golden" wrote in message ... Thank you Max but I have a bad habit of not explaining myself, sorry. I have a worksheet and I'm trying to find word, computer, excel, work, house, yard, study and I'm trying to make a graph of the hours I have spent in each item so I can figure out my study habits and this is for the last year. So I need to find about a half a dozen word in about 400 rows. I want to put in all the words so I only have to go throw the spreadsheet once. I don't know the how. I tried, commas, colons and a lot more but just don't know and the help on office 2007 is not very good or I just don't know how to use it. Could you help me please. Thank you |
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Finding 2 or more words in excel
This may not be the type of help you desire,
but Excel can only find one piece of text at a time so... My commercial Excel add-in "XL Companion" has a Find and List feature that will find and list the location of multiple items. It generates a new sheet with a copy of the found row including the sheet name it was found on and the row number. It can do up to 255 characters at a time... sludge;slop;slippery;slick and so on, as one entry. Free 3 week trial, just email and ask for it. -- Jim Cone Portland, Oregon USA ) "golden" wrote in message ... Thank you Max but I have a bad habit of not explaining myself, sorry. I have a worksheet and I'm trying to find word, computer, excel, work, house, yard, study and I'm trying to make a graph of the hours I have spent in each item so I can figure out my study habits and this is for the last year. So I need to find about a half a dozen word in about 400 rows. I want to put in all the words so I only have to go throw the spreadsheet once. I don't know the how. I tried, commas, colons and a lot more but just don't know and the help on office 2007 is not very good or I just don't know how to use it. Could you help me please. Thank you "Max" wrote: Perhaps autofilter on a helper col will be potent enough? Assume source data in A2 down Assume your list of words to find is in F2:F5 ie: dog, cat, house, car Put in B2: =COUNTIF($F$2:$F$5,A2) Copy down to last row of source data. Col B returns 1 where the source word in col A is found in your list. Autofilter on col B, choose: 1. You got it. Aha? Hit the YES below -- Max Singapore http://savefile.com/projects/236895 Downloads:27,000 Files:200 Subscribers:70 xdemechanik --- "golden" wrote: Find: dog, cat, house, car, How do I do this? |
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