Find feature - Fill cells with color

D

dford

Using the find feature, is there a way to automatically fill the cells with a
color that are found rather than just having the cells selected?
 
G

Gary''s Student

Once the cells are found (Selected)

Format > Cells > Patterns and then click a background color
 
D

dford

Is there a way to automatically fill the cell that is forun without having to
format. I'm trying to find a way to make the cell stand out once it is found.
 
G

Gord Dibben

dford

Not without using VBA.

Sub find_and_color()
Dim rCell As Range
Dim whatwant As String
whatwant = InputBox("enter criteria. e.g dford or *for*")
Range("A1").Select
For Each rCell In ActiveSheet.UsedRange
If rCell.Value Like whatwant Then
rCell.Interior.ColorIndex = 6
End If
Next rCell
End Sub


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
D

Dave Peterson

If you're using xl2002+ or higher, you can use Edit|Replace and specify a format
for the "to" string.

Just replace a string with the same string and use that option to change the
format (on the pattern tab).
 
D

dford

Worked great Dave. Thanks for the help.

Dave Peterson said:
If you're using xl2002+ or higher, you can use Edit|Replace and specify a format
for the "to" string.

Just replace a string with the same string and use that option to change the
format (on the pattern tab).
Click to expand...
 
G

Gord Dibben

Neat trick!

Gord

If you're using xl2002+ or higher, you can use Edit|Replace and specify a format
for the "to" string.

Just replace a string with the same string and use that option to change the
format (on the pattern tab).
Click to expand...
 
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