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Advanced Search

How to do an Advanced Search

  1. Open up the Edit Mode of your desired Excellentable.

  2. On your keyboard, press Ctrl+F or Cmd+F to open the search function.



  3. Click on the three dots (ellipsis) to open the Advanced Search functionality.



  4. Type in your desired search terms and advanced search options.

  5. Click "Next" or "Previous" to cycle through the search options. 



Notable Items


A. Search field - Type your desired search field here

B. Search within - Define whether you want to look in your selected sheet or within the entire Workbook

     - Sheet

     - Workbook

C. Match Case - If this is checked off, the case of the letter will be taken into account when typing in your desired search

D. Look in - Define whether you want to look within the values you see in your cells or within the Formulas as well

     - Values

     - Formulas

E. Match Exactly - If this is checked off, your search term needs to be exact

F. Search - Defines whether it cycles by the Rows or Columns

     - By Rows

     - By Columns

G. Use Wildcards - Defines whether wildcards can be used or not

CharacterFindsExample
? (question mark)Any single charactersm?th finds "smith" and "smyth"
* (asterisk)Any number of characters*east finds "Northeast" and "Southeast"
~ (tilde) followed by ?, *, or ~A question mark, asterisk, or tildefy91~? finds "fy91?"

H. Next and Previous Buttons - Click the button to cycle through the search results


Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Ctrl+F or Cmd+F
    • Opens Basic Search field
  • Enter
    • Cycles Next in the Search results
  • Shift+Enter
    • Cycles Previously in the Search results
  • Enter/Shift+Enter
    • If the focus is on Search input field:
      • Enter - Cycles Next in the Search results
      • Shift+Enter - Cycles Previously in the Search results
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