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I would like to have a button in my worksheet to issue the find or control F
command. This would put all the controls I need at the users fingertips. I am
trying to record the macro but it will not let me stop until I perform a
search which I want the user to define what text is being sought.


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in the button click event try this

Application.SendKeys "^f"


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I would like to have a button in my worksheet to issue the find or control F
command. This would put all the controls I need at the users fingertips. I am
trying to record the macro but it will not let me stop until I perform a
search which I want the user to define what text is being sought.


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Default How to have a macro simply issue the "find" command or "control f:

Another method:

Application.Dialogs(xlDialogFormulaFind).Show

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I would like to have a button in my worksheet to issue the find or control F
command. This would put all the controls I need at the users fingertips. I am
trying to record the macro but it will not let me stop until I perform a
search which I want the user to define what text is being sought.


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Would you know how to have the find command within a cell?

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Another method:

Application.Dialogs(xlDialogFormulaFind).Show

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"Charles Adams" wrote:

I would like to have a button in my worksheet to issue the find or control F
command. This would put all the controls I need at the users fingertips. I am
trying to record the macro but it will not let me stop until I perform a
search which I want the user to define what text is being sought.


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