Finding and Replacing Stuff

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Suppose you built a large worksheet and you now need to find every occurrence of a specific string of text or values in that worksheet. (In computerese, a string is defined as any continuous series of characters—text, numbers, math operators, or punctuation symbols.) You can use the Find & Select menu in the Editing group on the Home tab to locate any string, cell reference, or range name in cells or formulas on a worksheet. You can also find formatting with or without strings and then replace what you find with new strings, new formatting, or both.

When you click the Find command on the Find & Select menu (or press Ctrl+F), ...

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