Ctrl+F Shortcut Excel How To Display The Find and Replace Dialog Box | Exceltip2day

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I'm Michael Leng. Today, in my blog "Exceltip2day", I'm going to talk about how to display the find and replace dialog box with the shortcut in your Excel worksheet.

And these two-letter keys are the shortcut for today's tip. See more how to deal with them in the following paragraph.

Ctrl + F

Tip Quiz

What is the formula to get the current date and time (varies) in an Excel spreadsheet?

In Excel spreadsheet which is full of data in it. For some reason, if we want to look for the particular text, numbers, symbols, etc. in the spreadsheet. What should we simply do that?

Don't worry, we're going to show you how to manage it.

Figure no. 1 Show how to press the Ctrl + F key buttons.

Here below the step by step Keyboard Excel and Shortcut key:

• To press and hold down the "Ctrl" key button.

• While holding, just pressing the "F" button on your keyboard.

Then the "Find and Replace" dialog box will appear instantly on your worksheet, typing whatever you want to find to and press the "Find All" or "Find Next" button to get the return.

Figure no. 2 Show the dialog box of Find and Replace.

Shortcut for: How to display the find and replace dialog box

Windows shortcut

Ctrl F

Someone may want to know about the normal function of "FIND". If one doesn't prefer to use the keyboard key shortcut as shown above.

Here is how to use it as an alternative way:

In tab function ribbon,

• Click the "Home" tab which is usually between the "File" and "Insert" tab. 

Then, looking for the binocular symbol for the "Find and Select" function tab. This subtab of Home should locate at the farthest right hand. Then the next thing to do is:

• Click the "Find and Select" function tab.      

After you have clicked on it. The other sub-tab will display instantly.

• Again click on the "Find" tab.

Then you should see the Find and Replace function box showing in the middle of the Excel spreadsheet.

Once you have got the "Find and Replace" box. In the Find what: box, fill the specific words that you are looking for. After that, do the steps as follows:

👉 1] Click "Find All" suppose if you are looking for what you want the whole working spreadsheet.
Another choice.

👉 2] If you would like to find your lost information just go one by one: Use the "Find Next" button.

Additional:

The Replace function button is for replacing the new data that you would like to re-write the current data immediately once you found what you are looking for.

The Option>>> function button is to narrow your finding scopes.

Tip: Answer

 a. It's a =now().

 b. It's a =today().

 c. It's a =now()+1.

 Answer: a. Wow! you made it. 

Source: How to use a formula and get current date + time In an Excel

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