Excel Find and Replace

The Excel find and replace function is useful when you want to locate information in a specific list and want to replace that information. The easy to use Excel find and replace function is one of those functions that simply makes working with large amounts of data easier.

If you are for instance, looking for a long account number in a list of 500 it will be difficult to find unless you make use of one the advanced tools of Excel. Auditors, financial managers, and retail business owners thus all benefit from the use of the tool.

With the find tool you will be able to type in what you are looking for and the program will find the cell where it is located. It will jump right to the relevant cell. With the replace tool you will be able to make systematic changes within seconds. An example where it will be applicable is when you need to change the postal code of numerous cells in a worksheet. By using the replace tool you will be able to systematically replace the old code with the new one without having to find and type it in at each and every cell. Accuracy is thus improved while you also gain the benefit of time saving.

If for example, you have Maria working in a certain time slot for various days. She resigns and Anne takes her place. Anne will have to fill the same time slots. Since you have 20 or more shift workers at for instance, a restaurant, it will be difficult to amend the schedule without the use of the tool. Now you can simply use the Excel find and replace option to quickly locate the cells where Maria appears and replace Maria with Anne. You can either do it all at once or have the program jump to the various cells and allow you to decide whether or not to change the specific cell.