Excel's Find and Replace feature allows users to search for and optionally replace text or values in a worksheet. The document provides step-by-step instructions for using Find and Replace to locate or replace data, including specifying search options like match case or entire cell contents. Wildcards like ? and * can be used to search for partial matches, and the Replace function allows replacing found data throughout the worksheet.

1. Find and Replace

2. Excel 2010’s Find and Replace feature can be a
powerful tool. Use Find and Replace to search
for — and optionally replace — text or values
in a worksheet. You can narrow the search
results by specifying formatting to look for as
well as other search options, including Match
Case.

3. Finding data
Finding data
Follow these steps to locate data in a worksheet:
1.Choose Find & Select in the Editing group on the Home tab, and then
select Find (or press Ctrl+F).
The Find and Replace dialog box appears with the Find tab on top.
2.In the Find What box, enter the data you want to locate.
3.(Optional) Click the Options button to expand the dialog box and specify any
desired options.
•Within: Search just the current worksheet or the entire workbook.
•Search: Select whether to search first across the rows or down the
columns.
•Look In: Select whether you want to search through the values or formula
results, through the actual formulas, or if you want to look in the
comments.
•Match Case: Check this box if you want your search to be case-specific.
•Match Entire Cell Contents: Check this box if you want your search
results to list only the items that exactly match your search criteria.

4. Find and Replace cont..d

5. Find and Replace cont…d
4.Click Find Next.
Excel jumps to the first occurrence of the match. If this is not the entry
you’re looking for, click Find Next again. Excel advises you if it doesn’t
locate the data you’re searching for.
5.Click Close when you’ve located the entry you want.
You can use wildcards to search for data in your worksheets. Use the ?
(question mark) to indicate a single unknown character, or the *
(asterisk) to indicate multiple unknown characters.
Replacing data
To find and replace data in a worksheet, follow these steps:
1.Choose Find & Select in the Editing group on the Home tab, and then
select Replace (or press Ctrl+H).
The Find and Replace dialog box appears with the Replace tab on top.
2.In the Find What box, enter the data you want to locate.
3.In the Replace With box, enter the data with which you want to
replace the found data (optional).

6. Find and Replace cont..d

7. Find and Replace cont…d
4. Click the Options button and specify any desired options.
5.Click Find Next to locate the first occurrence or click Find All to
display a list of all occurrences.
You can sort the results of a Find All search by clicking a column
heading.
6.If you want to use the replacement data, click Replace.
Excel performs the replacement and locates the next
occurrence.
7.If you want to replace all occurrences at the same time, click
Replace All.
Excel displays an information box indicating the number of
replacements made.
8.Click OK in the alert box and then click Close.