Find and Replace bug - Can not look in values

[AirMaximus88]

Hi everyone!

First time poster here, I do apologise if I contravene any forum rules.

I am having trouble with missing aspects of the Find and Replace function. The Find function allows me to look in Formulas, Values and Comments, but the Find and Replace function only allows me to look in Formulas. I could have sworn that I previously used this function to look in the Values of cells rather than just the Formulas. Any ideas what I've done?

Pictures attached:

Fig 1. Find function allows me to look in Formulas, Values and Comments.

Fig 2. Find and Replace function only allows me to look in Formulas.


Thanks for your help,

Max



P.S. As an afterthought I should probably have mentioned my current version - Excel 2010 Ver. 14.0.7113.5005 (32-bit)

 

[DCard]

this problem is just more of the usual MS arrogance and incompetence.

the option NOT to Replace (or Find) in FORMULAE is obvious: often you will want to replace some TEXT characters that are also used in Formulae. in fact just about every operator used in Formulae could alos be used in text! Eg '-', '*', '!', etc, etc. a simple and critical example that just happened to me (which is why i am here in teh 1st place), i replace ':', and gee guess what happened to all the ranges ion my formulae!!! not pretty!

because MS has basically REFUSED to fix this BUG, the only work-around is basically to MANUALLY select the cells that do not contain any formulae. some users have posted to use Find first and then Replace which will preserve the Find cell results.

 

[Alex Blakenburg]

the only work-around is basically to MANUALLY select the cells that do not contain any formulae

Not quite true.
More efficient would be:
• <F5> or Ctrl+G ie Goto
• Special
• Select contstants
• now do your find and replace (ctrl+H)
It will only do the replace on the selected cells which are the non-formula cells.

If you are using VBA the same principle would apply.

Activesheet.Cells.SpecialCells(Type:=xlCellType.xlCellTypeConstants).Select

 

[DCard]

too tricky for me!
and basically what SHOULD have happened is for MS to FIX it.

PS it is constantly shocking to me that these huge billionaire software apps are/have been successful with such lousy dysfunctional software. i am thinking particularly of FB and Twitter, but there are plenty of examples, and MS was really the start of that trend. MS have NEVER had the best or most functional software. usually it was f*g pathetic and dysfunctional. even NOW, after so many years, and so much money Outlook is not great software.

 

[MARK858]

too tricky for me!

Can't believe what Alex has proposed is too tricky, have you tried it?