Use the Find and Replace features in Excel to search for something in your workbook, such as a particular number or text string. You can either locate the search item for reference, or you can …

Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them, press F2, and then press Enter.

Use SUBSTITUTE when you want to replace specific text in a text string; use REPLACE when you want to replace any text that occurs in a specific location in a text string.

Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them, press F2, and then press Enter.

Use wildcard characters as comparison criteria for text filters, and when you're searching and replacing content. This feature enables you to find values that share a simple pattern. These characters can be …

The REGEXREPLACE function allows you to replace text from a string with another string, based on a supplied regular expression ("regex"). Syntax The REGEXREPLACE function replaces strings within …

Press Ctrl+F (⌘+F on Mac) to find on page, or Ctrl+E (⌘ + Option + F on Mac) search all open notebooks. In the search box on the top left for Windows, top right for Mac, type the text to find.

You can find and replace text with special formatting, such as bold or highlight, by using the Format menu. On the Format menu, select the replacement formatting. If a second dialog box appears, …

Wildcard characters represent text or numeric values and are useful for finding multiple records with similar information or if you don't remember exact search values.

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