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 replace it with something else. You can include wildcard characters such as question marks, tildes, and asterisks, or numbers in your search terms. You can search by rows and columns, search within comments or values, and search within worksheets or entire workbooks.
Find
To find something, press Ctrl+F, or go to Home > Editing > Find & Select > Find.
Note: In the following example, we’ve clicked the Options >> button to show the entire Find dialog. By default, it will display with Options hidden.
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In the Find what: box, type the text or numbers you want to find, or click the arrow in the Find what: box, and then select a recent search item from the list.
Tips: You can use wildcard characters — question mark (?), asterisk (*), tilde (~) — in your search criteria.
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Use the question mark (?) to find any single character — for example, s?t finds «sat» and «set».
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Use the asterisk (*) to find any number of characters — for example, s*d finds «sad» and «started».
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Use the tilde (~) followed by ?, *, or ~ to find question marks, asterisks, or other tilde characters — for example, fy91~? finds «fy91?».
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Click Find All or Find Next to run your search.
Tip: When you click Find All, every occurrence of the criteria that you are searching for will be listed, and clicking a specific occurrence in the list will select its cell. You can sort the results of a Find All search by clicking a column heading.
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Click Options>> to further define your search if needed:
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Within: To search for data in a worksheet or in an entire workbook, select Sheet or Workbook.
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Search: You can choose to search either By Rows (default), or By Columns.
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Look in: To search for data with specific details, in the box, click Formulas, Values, Notes, or Comments.
Note: Formulas, Values, Notes and Comments are only available on the Find tab; only Formulas are available on the Replace tab.
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Match case — Check this if you want to search for case-sensitive data.
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Match entire cell contents — Check this if you want to search for cells that contain just the characters that you typed in the Find what: box.
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If you want to search for text or numbers with specific formatting, click Format, and then make your selections in the Find Format dialog box.
Tip: If you want to find cells that just match a specific format, you can delete any criteria in the Find what box, and then select a specific cell format as an example. Click the arrow next to Format, click Choose Format From Cell, and then click the cell that has the formatting that you want to search for.
Replace
To replace text or numbers, press Ctrl+H, or go to Home > Editing > Find & Select > Replace.
Note: In the following example, we’ve clicked the Options >> button to show the entire Find dialog. By default, it will display with Options hidden.
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In the Find what: box, type the text or numbers you want to find, or click the arrow in the Find what: box, and then select a recent search item from the list.
Tips: You can use wildcard characters — question mark (?), asterisk (*), tilde (~) — in your search criteria.
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Use the question mark (?) to find any single character — for example, s?t finds «sat» and «set».
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Use the asterisk (*) to find any number of characters — for example, s*d finds «sad» and «started».
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Use the tilde (~) followed by ?, *, or ~ to find question marks, asterisks, or other tilde characters — for example, fy91~? finds «fy91?».
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In the Replace with: box, enter the text or numbers you want to use to replace the search text.
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Click Replace All or Replace.
Tip: When you click Replace All, every occurrence of the criteria that you are searching for will be replaced, while Replace will update one occurrence at a time.
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Click Options>> to further define your search if needed:
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Within: To search for data in a worksheet or in an entire workbook, select Sheet or Workbook.
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Search: You can choose to search either By Rows (default), or By Columns.
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Look in: To search for data with specific details, in the box, click Formulas, Values, Notes, or Comments.
Note: Formulas, Values, Notes and Comments are only available on the Find tab; only Formulas are available on the Replace tab.
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Match case — Check this if you want to search for case-sensitive data.
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Match entire cell contents — Check this if you want to search for cells that contain just the characters that you typed in the Find what: box.
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If you want to search for text or numbers with specific formatting, click Format, and then make your selections in the Find Format dialog box.
Tip: If you want to find cells that just match a specific format, you can delete any criteria in the Find what box, and then select a specific cell format as an example. Click the arrow next to Format, click Choose Format From Cell, and then click the cell that has the formatting that you want to search for.
There are two distinct methods for finding or replacing text or numbers on the Mac. The first is to use the Find & Replace dialog. The second is to use the Search bar in the ribbon.
Find & Replace dialog
Search bar and options
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Press Ctrl+F or go to Home > Find & Select > Find.
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In Find what: type the text or numbers you want to find.
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Select Find Next to run your search.
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You can further define your search:
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Within: To search for data in a worksheet or in an entire workbook, select Sheet or Workbook.
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Search: You can choose to search either By Rows (default), or By Columns.
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Look in: To search for data with specific details, in the box, click Formulas, Values, Notes, or Comments.
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Match case — Check this if you want to search for case-sensitive data.
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Match entire cell contents — Check this if you want to search for cells that contain just the characters that you typed in the Find what: box.
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Tips: You can use wildcard characters — question mark (?), asterisk (*), tilde (~) — in your search criteria.
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Use the question mark (?) to find any single character — for example, s?t finds «sat» and «set».
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Use the asterisk (*) to find any number of characters — for example, s*d finds «sad» and «started».
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Use the tilde (~) followed by ?, *, or ~ to find question marks, asterisks, or other tilde characters — for example, fy91~? finds «fy91?».
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Press Ctrl+F or go to Home > Find & Select > Find.
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In Find what: type the text or numbers you want to find.
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Select Find All to run your search for all occurrences.
Note: The dialog box expands to show a list of all the cells that contain the search term, and the total number of cells in which it appears.
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Select any item in the list to highlight the corresponding cell in your worksheet.
Note: You can edit the contents of the highlighted cell.
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Press Ctrl+H or go to Home > Find & Select > Replace.
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In Find what, type the text or numbers you want to find.
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You can further define your search:
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Within: To search for data in a worksheet or in an entire workbook, select Sheet or Workbook.
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Search: You can choose to search either By Rows (default), or By Columns.
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Match case — Check this if you want to search for case-sensitive data.
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Match entire cell contents — Check this if you want to search for cells that contain just the characters that you typed in the Find what: box.
Tips: You can use wildcard characters — question mark (?), asterisk (*), tilde (~) — in your search criteria.
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Use the question mark (?) to find any single character — for example, s?t finds «sat» and «set».
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Use the asterisk (*) to find any number of characters — for example, s*d finds «sad» and «started».
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Use the tilde (~) followed by ?, *, or ~ to find question marks, asterisks, or other tilde characters — for example, fy91~? finds «fy91?».
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In the Replace with box, enter the text or numbers you want to use to replace the search text.
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Select Replace or Replace All.
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When you select Replace All, every occurrence of the criteria that you are searching for is replaced.
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When you select Replace, you can replace one instance at a time by selecting Next to highlight the next instance.
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Select any cell to search the entire sheet or select a specific range of cells to search.
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Press Command + F or select the magnifying glass to expand the Search bar and type the text or number you want to find in the search field.
Tips: You can use wildcard characters — question mark (?), asterisk (*), tilde (~) — in your search criteria.
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Use the question mark (?) to find any single character — for example, s?t finds «sat» and «set».
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Use the asterisk (*) to find any number of characters — for example, s*d finds «sad» and «started».
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Use the tilde (~) followed by ?, *, or ~ to find question marks, asterisks, or other tilde characters — for example, fy91~? finds «fy91?».
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Press return.
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To find the next instance of the item you are searching for, press return again or use the Find dialog box and select Find Next.
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To specify additional search options, select the magnifying glass and select Search in Sheet or Search in Workbook. You can also select the Advanced option, which launches the Find dialog.
Tip: You can cancel a search in progress by pressing ESC.
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Find
To find something, press Ctrl+F, or go to Home > Editing > Find & Select > Find.
Note: In the following example, we’ve clicked > Search Options to show the entire Find dialog. By default, it will display with Search Options hidden.
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In the Find what: box, type the text or numbers you want to find.
Tips: You can use wildcard characters — question mark (?), asterisk (*), tilde (~) — in your search criteria.
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Use the question mark (?) to find any single character — for example, s?t finds «sat» and «set».
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Use the asterisk (*) to find any number of characters — for example, s*d finds «sad» and «started».
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Use the tilde (~) followed by ?, *, or ~ to find question marks, asterisks, or other tilde characters — for example, fy91~? finds «fy91?».
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Click Find Next or Find All to run your search.
Tip: When you click Find All, every occurrence of the criteria that you are searching for will be listed, and clicking a specific occurrence in the list will select its cell. You can sort the results of a Find All search by clicking a column heading.
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Click > Search Options to further define your search if needed:
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Within: To search for data within a certain selection, choose Selection. To search for data in a worksheet or in an entire workbook, select Sheet or Workbook.
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Direction: You can choose to search either Down (default), or Up.
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Match case — Check this if you want to search for case-sensitive data.
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Match entire cell contents — Check this if you want to search for cells that contain just the characters that you typed in the Find what box.
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Replace
To replace text or numbers, press Ctrl+H, or go to Home > Editing > Find & Select > Replace.
Note: In the following example, we’ve clicked > Search Options to show the entire Find dialog. By default, it will display with Search Options hidden.
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In the Find what: box, type the text or numbers you want to find.
Tips: You can use wildcard characters — question mark (?), asterisk (*), tilde (~) — in your search criteria.
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Use the question mark (?) to find any single character — for example, s?t finds «sat» and «set».
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Use the asterisk (*) to find any number of characters — for example, s*d finds «sad» and «started».
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Use the tilde (~) followed by ?, *, or ~ to find question marks, asterisks, or other tilde characters — for example, fy91~? finds «fy91?».
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In the Replace with: box, enter the text or numbers you want to use to replace the search text.
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Click Replace or Replace All.
Tip: When you click Replace All, every occurrence of the criteria that you are searching for will be replaced, while Replace will update one occurrence at a time.
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Click > Search Options to further define your search if needed:
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Within: To search for data within a certain selection, choose Selection. To search for data in a worksheet or in an entire workbook, select Sheet or Workbook.
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Direction: You can choose to search either Down (default), or Up.
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Match case — Check this if you want to search for case-sensitive data.
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Match entire cell contents — Check this if you want to search for cells that contain just the characters that you typed in the Find what box.
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Need to replace text in multiple cells?
Excel’s REPLACE and SUBSTITUTE functions make the process much easier.
Let’s take a look at how the two functions work, how they differ, and how you put them to use in a real spreadsheet🔍
If you want to follow along with what I show you, download my workbook here.
Replacing characters in text with the REPLACE function
The REPLACE function substitutes a text string with another text string.
Let’s say your boss tells you that the product IDs for a product line must be changed.
But only a part of the product ID should be changed – not all of it.
Here, the “29FA” part of all the product IDs needs to be changed to “39LU”.
To do that with the REPLACE function, we’ll walk through the syntax of the REPLACE function, which goes like this:
=REPLACE(old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text)
Don’t worry, it’s not as daunting as it looks. It’s actually pretty straightforward👍
Step 1: Old text
The old text argument is a reference to the cell where you want to replace some text. Write:
=REPLACE(A2
And put a comma to wrap up the first argument, and let’s move on to the next.
Step 2: Start num
The start_num argument determines where the REPLACE function should start replacing characters from.
In our case, the “29FA” part starts on the 3rd character in the text.
So, write:
=REPLACE(A2, 3,
Now, we’ve established where the REPLACE function should start to replace text.
Still with me? Then let’s dive into the next argument of the REPLACE syntax🤿
Step 3: Num chars
Also called the “number of characters” argument, this determines how many characters should be replaced with the new text.
Typically, this should be the length of the text you want to replace the old text with.
So, it ties together with the next argument.
If you want to replace “29FA” with “39LU”, then you’re replacing the next 4 characters.
Write:
=REPLACE(A2, 3, 4
And wrap it up with a comma🎁
There are situations where this num_chars argument should be a different length than the new_text argument. I’ll tell you more about that later.
Kasper Langmann, Microsoft Office SpecialistStep 4: New text
The new_text argument is the replacement text for the old text.
So, simply write the new characters that should replace the old 4 characters:
=REPLACE(A2, 3, 4, “39LU”
Remember the double quotes when the replacement text is letters or a combination of numbers and letters.
Wrap up the formula with an end parenthesis and press Enter.
Now, the “29FA” part of the old product ID is replaced with “39LU”.
PRO TIP: Length of num_chars vs new_text
If you need the replacement text to be shorter or longer than the text it’s replacing, you can have a different length in the 3rd and 4th argument of REPLACE. Let me give you a few formula examples of that:
If you wanted to replace the “29FA” with “39L” instead, you’d write:
=REPLACE(A2, 3, 4, “39L”)
But the length of the 4th argument would be shorter than the 4 characters defined in the 3rd argument.
On the other hand, if you wanted to replace “FA” with “LLUU”, you’d write this:
=REPLACE(A2, 5, 2, “LLUU”)
Replacing text strings with the SUBSTITUTE function
If the string you want to replace doesn’t always appear in the same place, you’re better off using the SUBSTITUTE function.
The syntax of SUBSTITUTE goes like this:
=SUBSTITUTE(text, old_text, new_text, [instance_num])
This is a little different from the last syntax of the REPLACE function, so be careful not to get them mixed up⚠️
Step 1: Text
The text argument is just a cell reference to the cell where you want to replace text.
Write:
=SUBSTITUTE(A2
And of course, put a comma to go to the next argument.
Step 2: Old text
The SUBSTITUTE function doesn’t replace characters from a fixed position in a cell.
Instead, it cleverly searches for a text string and begins replacing characters from there🔍
So, if you want to replace the “FA” part of the product ID with “LU”, write:
=SUBSTITUTE(A2, “FU”
Step 3: New text
The new_text argument is what the old text should be replaced with.
For this example, that’s “LU”.
=SUBSTITUTE(A2, “FA”, “LU”
The new text doesn’t have to be the same length as the old text.
Kasper Langmann, Microsoft Office SpecialistStep 4: Instance num
The optional instance num argument decides how many times the text should be replaced.
This is relevant if there is more than one instance of the old text.
The instance_num argument is optional. If you leave it blank, every instance of the old text is replaced by the new text😊
In the following formula example, the first 2 product IDs each have 2 instances of the “FA”. So, the instance num argument determines whether only the first instance of “FA” is replaced with “LU” or both instances of “FA” is replaced with “LU”.
As you can see from the picture below, write 1 if you want only the first instance of “FA” to be replaced.
=SUBSTITUTE(A2, “FA”, “LU”, 1)
Or don’t use the instance num argument if every instance of “FA” should be replaced:
=SUBSTITUTE(A2, “FA”, “LU”)
And that’s how to replace text dynamically based on the location of the text you want to replace.
The difference between REPLACE and SUBSTITUTE
There are a few subtle differences between these two “replace functions”.
Both of them replace one or more characters in a text string with another text string.
The difference lies in how the first string is identified.
REPLACE selects the first string based on the position. So you might replace four characters, starting with the sixth character in the string.
SUBSTITUTE selects based on whether the string matches a predefined search. You might tell Excel to replace any instance of “FA” with “LU” for example.
Other than that, the two functions are identical👬🏻
Replace text using Find and Replace
Another way to replace text is with the ‘Find and Replace’ feature of Excel.
It’s a way to substitute characters in the original cell instead of having to add additional columns with formulas.
1. Select all the cells that contain the text to replace.
2. From the ‘Home’ tab, click ‘ Find and Select’.
3. From the Find and Replace dialog box (in the replace tab) write the text you want to replace, in the ‘Find what:’ field.
4. Still within the ‘Find and Replace’ dialog box, write the new text to replace the old text with in the ‘Replace with:’ field.
5. When you click the ‘Replace all’ button, Excel replaces all instances of the old text with the new text, in the selected cells.
If you instead want to replace all instances of the text within the entire workbook, just select a single cell before opening the ‘Find and Replace’ dialog box.
(Instead of selecting multiple cells).
Kasper Langmann, Microsoft Office SpecialistThat’s it – Now what?
With the REPLACE and SUBSTITUTE functions, you can replace very specific strings with other strings. You can use letters, numbers, or other characters.
In short, you can replace text with extreme accuracy. And that saves you a great deal of time when you need to make a lot of edits.
Additionally, you can use the Find and Replace tool, which is the most underrated feature of Excel.
But no one got a job offer just based on their skills to replace characters in a text in Microsoft Excel.
Luckily, there are other areas of Excel that are magnets for job offers🧲
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Replacing text is often used to clean up data so it’s ready for analysis, formulas, pivot tables, etc.
Other ways of cleaning up data are with other important Excel functions like LEFT, RIGHT, MID, and LEN.
Or with one of the two ways of deleting blank rows (one better than the other). Read all about it here.
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SUBSTITUTE function
This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the SUBSTITUTE function in Microsoft Excel.
Description
Substitutes new_text for old_text in a text string. 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.
Syntax
SUBSTITUTE(text, old_text, new_text, [instance_num])
The SUBSTITUTE function syntax has the following arguments:
Text Required. The text or the reference to a cell containing text for which you want to substitute characters.
Old_text Required. The text you want to replace.
New_text Required. The text you want to replace old_text with.
Instance_num Optional. Specifies which occurrence of old_text you want to replace with new_text. If you specify instance_num, only that instance of old_text is replaced. Otherwise, every occurrence of old_text in text is changed to new_text.
Example
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. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.
=SUBSTITUTE(A2, «Sales», «Cost»)
Substitutes Cost for Sales (Cost Data)
=SUBSTITUTE(A3, «1», «2», 1)
Substitutes first instance of «1» with «2» (Quarter 2, 2008)
=SUBSTITUTE(A4, «1», «2», 3)
Substitutes third instance of «1» with «2» (Quarter 1, 2012)
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REPLACE, REPLACEB functions
This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the REPLACE and REPLACEB function in Microsoft Excel.
Description
REPLACE replaces part of a text string, based on the number of characters you specify, with a different text string.
REPLACEB replaces part of a text string, based on the number of bytes you specify, with a different text string.
These functions may not be available in all languages.
REPLACE is intended for use with languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), whereas REPLACEB is intended for use with languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS). The default language setting on your computer affects the return value in the following way:
REPLACE always counts each character, whether single-byte or double-byte, as 1, no matter what the default language setting is.
REPLACEB counts each double-byte character as 2 when you have enabled the editing of a language that supports DBCS and then set it as the default language. Otherwise, REPLACEB counts each character as 1.
The languages that support DBCS include Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), and Korean.
Syntax
REPLACE(old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text)
REPLACEB(old_text, start_num, num_bytes, new_text)
The REPLACE and REPLACEB function syntax has the following arguments:
Old_text Required. Text in which you want to replace some characters.
Start_num Required. The position of the character in old_text that you want to replace with new_text.
Num_chars Required. The number of characters in old_text that you want REPLACE to replace with new_text.
Num_bytes Required. The number of bytes in old_text that you want REPLACEB to replace with new_text.
New_text Required. The text that will replace characters in old_text.
Example
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. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.
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Find or replace text and numbers on a worksheet
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 replace it with something else. You can include wildcard characters such as question marks, tildes, and asterisks, or numbers in your search terms. You can search by rows and columns, search within comments or values, and search within worksheets or entire workbooks.
Tip: You can also use formulas to replace text. Check out the SUBSTITUTE function or REPLACE, REPLACEB functions to learn more.
To find something, press Ctrl+F, or go to Home > Editing > Find & Select > Find.
Note: In the following example, we’ve clicked the Options >> button to show the entire Find dialog. By default, it will display with Options hidden.
In the Find what: box, type the text or numbers you want to find, or click the arrow in the Find what: box, and then select a recent search item from the list.
Tips: You can use wildcard characters — question mark ( ?), asterisk ( *), tilde (
) — in your search criteria.
Use the question mark (?) to find any single character — for example, s?t finds «sat» and «set».
Use the asterisk (*) to find any number of characters — for example, s*d finds «sad» and «started».
) followed by ?, *, or
to find question marks, asterisks, or other tilde characters — for example, fy91
Click Find All or Find Next to run your search.
Tip: When you click Find All, every occurrence of the criteria that you are searching for will be listed, and clicking a specific occurrence in the list will select its cell. You can sort the results of a Find All search by clicking a column heading.
Click Options>> to further define your search if needed:
Within: To search for data in a worksheet or in an entire workbook, select Sheet or Workbook.
Search: You can choose to search either By Rows (default), or By Columns.
Look in: To search for data with specific details, in the box, click Formulas, Values, Notes, or Comments.
Note: Formulas, Values, Notes and Comments are only available on the Find tab; only Formulas are available on the Replace tab.
Match case — Check this if you want to search for case-sensitive data.
Match entire cell contents — Check this if you want to search for cells that contain just the characters that you typed in the Find what: box.
If you want to search for text or numbers with specific formatting, click Format, and then make your selections in the Find Format dialog box.
Tip: If you want to find cells that just match a specific format, you can delete any criteria in the Find what box, and then select a specific cell format as an example. Click the arrow next to Format, click Choose Format From Cell, and then click the cell that has the formatting that you want to search for.
Replace
To replace text or numbers, press Ctrl+H, or go to Home > Editing > Find & Select > Replace.
Note: In the following example, we’ve clicked the Options >> button to show the entire Find dialog. By default, it will display with Options hidden.
In the Find what: box, type the text or numbers you want to find, or click the arrow in the Find what: box, and then select a recent search item from the list.
Tips: You can use wildcard characters — question mark ( ?), asterisk ( *), tilde (
) — in your search criteria.
Use the question mark (?) to find any single character — for example, s?t finds «sat» and «set».
Use the asterisk (*) to find any number of characters — for example, s*d finds «sad» and «started».
) followed by ?, *, or
to find question marks, asterisks, or other tilde characters — for example, fy91
In the Replace with: box, enter the text or numbers you want to use to replace the search text.
Click Replace All or Replace.
Tip: When you click Replace All, every occurrence of the criteria that you are searching for will be replaced, while Replace will update one occurrence at a time.
Click Options>> to further define your search if needed:
Within: To search for data in a worksheet or in an entire workbook, select Sheet or Workbook.
Search: You can choose to search either By Rows (default), or By Columns.
Look in: To search for data with specific details, in the box, click Formulas, Values, Notes, or Comments.
Note: Formulas, Values, Notes and Comments are only available on the Find tab; only Formulas are available on the Replace tab.
Match case — Check this if you want to search for case-sensitive data.
Match entire cell contents — Check this if you want to search for cells that contain just the characters that you typed in the Find what: box.
If you want to search for text or numbers with specific formatting, click Format, and then make your selections in the Find Format dialog box.
Tip: If you want to find cells that just match a specific format, you can delete any criteria in the Find what box, and then select a specific cell format as an example. Click the arrow next to Format, click Choose Format From Cell, and then click the cell that has the formatting that you want to search for.
There are two distinct methods for finding or replacing text or numbers on the Mac. The first is to use the Find & Replace dialog. The second is to use the Search bar in the ribbon.
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VBA Excel. Метод Range.Replace (замена текста в ячейках)
Замена подстроки, содержащейся в текстовых значениях ячеек указанного диапазона, другой подстрокой с помощью метода Range.Replace из кода VBA Excel.
Определение метода Range.Replace
Метод имеет некоторые особенности, которые заключаются в следующем:
- при присвоении булева значения, возвращаемого методом Range.Replace, переменной, необходимо список параметров (аргументов) метода заключать в круглые скобки;
- если метод используется без присвоения возвращаемого значения переменной, параметры должны быть указаны без заключения их в круглые скобки.
Синтаксис и параметры метода
Синтаксис
Синтаксис при замене подстроки и присвоении переменной возвращаемого значения типа Boolean:
variable = expression.Replace(What, Replacement, [LookAt], [SearchOrder], [MatchCase], [MatchByte], [SearchFormat], [ReplaceFormat])
Синтаксис при замене подстроки без присвоения переменной возвращаемого значения:
expression.Replace What, Replacement, [LookAt], [SearchOrder], [MatchCase], [MatchByte], [SearchFormat], [ReplaceFormat]
- variable – переменная (тип данных — Boolean);
- expression – выражение, возвращающее объект Range.
Параметры
| Параметр | Описание |
|---|---|
| What | Искомая подстрока или шаблон*, по которому ищется подстрока в диапазоне ячеек. Обязательный параметр. |
| Replacement | Подстрока, заменяющая искомую подстроку. Обязательный параметр. |
| LookAt | Указывает правило поиска по полному или частичному вхождению искомой подстроки в текст ячейки: 1 (xlWhole) – поиск полного вхождения искомого текста; 2 (xlPart) – поиск частичного вхождения искомого текста. Необязательный параметр. |
| SearchOrder | Задает построчный или постолбцовый поиск: 1 (xlByRows) – построчный поиск; 2 (xlByColumns) – постолбцовый поиск. Необязательный параметр. |
| MatchCase | Поиск с учетом или без учета регистра: 0 (False) – поиск без учета регистра; 1 (True) – поиск с учетом регистра. Необязательный параметр. |
| MatchByte | Способы сравнения двухбайтовых символов: 0 (False) – двухбайтовые символы сопоставляются с однобайтовыми эквивалентами; 1 (True) – двухбайтовые символы сопоставляются только с двухбайтовым символами. Необязательный параметр. |
| SearchFormat | Формат поиска. Необязательный параметр. |
| ReplaceFormat | Формат замены. Необязательный параметр. |
* Смотрите знаки подстановки для шаблонов, которые можно использовать в параметре What.
Источник
Examples of working with text function REPLACE in Excel
REPLACE function is included in the text functions of MS Excel and is intended to replace a specific area of the text string containing the source text on the specified text line (new text).
How does the REPLACE function in Excel work?
Example 1. In order to study in detail the operation of this function, we consider one of the simplest examples. Suppose we have several words in different columns, we need to get new words using the original ones. For this example, in addition to our main function REPLACE, we also use the RIGHT function — this function serves to return a certain number of characters from the end of a line of text. That is, for example, we have two words: milk and a skating rink, as a result we must get the word hammer.
REPLACE function in Excel and examples of its use
- Create a table with words on the sheet of the Excel spreadsheet workbook, as shown in the figure:
- Next, on the sheet of the workbook, we will prepare an area for placing our result — the resulting word “hammer”, as shown below. Place the cursor in cell A6 and call the function REPLACE:
- Fill the function with the arguments shown in the figure:
Let us explain the choice of these parameters as follows: cell A2 was chosen as the beginning of the text, the number 5 was set as beginning_, since it is from the fifth position of the word “Milk” we don’t take characters for our final word, the number_ of signs was set equal to 2, since this number It is not taken into account in the new word, as the new text, the set option RIGHT with the parameters of the cell A3 and taking the last two characters «ok».
Next, click on the «OK» button and get the result:
How to REPLACE a piece of text in Excel cell?
Example 2. Consider another small example. Suppose we have columns of words in the cells of the Excel spreadsheet. It is necessary to replace their letters in certain places so as to convert them.
- Let’s create a tablet with words on the sheet of an Excel workbook, as shown in the figure:
- Further, on the same sheet of the working book we will prepare an area for placing our result — modified words. Fill the cells with two types of formulas as shown in the picture:
Note! In the second formula, we use the operator “&” to add the character «s» to the male surname to convert it to the female. To solve this problem, one could use the function =CONCATENATE(B3,»s») instead of the formula =B3&»s» — the result is identical. But today it is strongly recommended to abandon this formula as it has its limitations and is more demanding on resources in comparison with a simple and convenient ampersand operator.
Источник
REPLACE function is included in the text functions of MS Excel and is intended to replace a specific area of the text string containing the source text on the specified text line (new text).
How does the REPLACE function in Excel work?
Example 1. In order to study in detail the operation of this function, we consider one of the simplest examples. Suppose we have several words in different columns, we need to get new words using the original ones. For this example, in addition to our main function REPLACE, we also use the RIGHT function — this function serves to return a certain number of characters from the end of a line of text. That is, for example, we have two words: milk and a skating rink, as a result we must get the word hammer.
REPLACE function in Excel and examples of its use
- Create a table with words on the sheet of the Excel spreadsheet workbook, as shown in the figure:
- Next, on the sheet of the workbook, we will prepare an area for placing our result — the resulting word “hammer”, as shown below. Place the cursor in cell A6 and call the function REPLACE:
- Fill the function with the arguments shown in the figure:
Let us explain the choice of these parameters as follows: cell A2 was chosen as the beginning of the text, the number 5 was set as beginning_, since it is from the fifth position of the word “Milk” we don’t take characters for our final word, the number_ of signs was set equal to 2, since this number It is not taken into account in the new word, as the new text, the set option RIGHT with the parameters of the cell A3 and taking the last two characters «ok».
Next, click on the «OK» button and get the result:
How to REPLACE a piece of text in Excel cell?
Example 2. Consider another small example. Suppose we have columns of words in the cells of the Excel spreadsheet. It is necessary to replace their letters in certain places so as to convert them.
- Let’s create a tablet with words on the sheet of an Excel workbook, as shown in the figure:
- Further, on the same sheet of the working book we will prepare an area for placing our result — modified words. Fill the cells with two types of formulas as shown in the picture:
Download examples text function REPLACE in Excel
Note! In the second formula, we use the operator “&” to add the character «s» to the male surname to convert it to the female. To solve this problem, one could use the function =CONCATENATE(B3,»s») instead of the formula =B3&»s» — the result is identical. But today it is strongly recommended to abandon this formula as it has its limitations and is more demanding on resources in comparison with a simple and convenient ampersand operator.
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Функция ЗАМЕНИТЬ (REPLACE) в Excel используется для замены части текста одной строки, другим текстом.
Содержание
- Что возвращает функция
- Синтаксис
- Аргументы функции
- Дополнительная информация
- Примеры использования функции ЗАМЕНИТЬ в Excel
Что возвращает функция
Возвращает текстовую строку, в которой часть текста заменена на другой текст.
Синтаксис
=REPLACE(old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text) — английская версия
=ЗАМЕНИТЬ(стар_текст;начальная_позиция;число_знаков;нов_текст) — русская версия
Аргументы функции
- old_text (стар_текст) — который вы хотите заменить;
- start_num (начальная_позиция) — стартовая позиция (порядковый номер символа), с которой вы хотите осуществить замену текста;
- num_chars (число_знаков) — количество символов, которое вы хотите заменить;
- new_text (нов_текст) — новый текст, которым вы замените текст из аргумента old_text (стар_текст).
Дополнительная информация
Аргументы стартовой позиции и количество символов для замены текста не могут быть отрицательными.
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Примеры использования функции ЗАМЕНИТЬ в Excel