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Setting up Excel to search by columns instead of by rows, by defau
Each time I open Excel, I have to configure the Ctrl+F search dialog box to
search by columns instead of by rows. Is there a way to do this permanently, so that I do not have to set this up each time I load Excel? (By the way, I would also like to search by Values instead of by Formulas.) Thanks. Keith Howard |
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Setting up Excel to search by columns instead of by rows, by defau
You can't change it permanently.
Saved from a previous post: Excel tries to help by remembering the last settings you used--except for the first search in that session. You can use that to your advantage. You could make a dummy workbook and put it in your xlStart folder. Have a macro in that workbook that does a find (and sets all the stuff the way you like). Then closes and gets out of the way. Option Explicit Sub auto_open() 'change the settings the way you like Worksheets("sheet1").Cells.Find What:="", After:=ActiveCell, _ LookIn:=xlValues, _ LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, _ SearchDirection:=xlNext, MatchCase:=False ThisWorkbook.Close savechanges:=False End Sub The workbook opens, does a find (to fix your settings) and then closes to get out of the way. If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm But if you do an Edit|Find and change anything, then those changed settings will be remembered. Keith Howard wrote: Each time I open Excel, I have to configure the Ctrl+F search dialog box to search by columns instead of by rows. Is there a way to do this permanently, so that I do not have to set this up each time I load Excel? (By the way, I would also like to search by Values instead of by Formulas.) Thanks. Keith Howard -- Dave Peterson |
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Setting up Excel to search by columns instead of by rows, by d
Thanks Dave.
It's not ideal that MS does not give the user such customisability, but your workaround solved my problem. Regards, Keith Howard "Dave Peterson" wrote: You can't change it permanently. Saved from a previous post: Excel tries to help by remembering the last settings you used--except for the first search in that session. You can use that to your advantage. You could make a dummy workbook and put it in your xlStart folder. Have a macro in that workbook that does a find (and sets all the stuff the way you like). Then closes and gets out of the way. Option Explicit Sub auto_open() 'change the settings the way you like Worksheets("sheet1").Cells.Find What:="", After:=ActiveCell, _ LookIn:=xlValues, _ LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByColumns, _ SearchDirection:=xlNext, MatchCase:=False ThisWorkbook.Close savechanges:=False End Sub The workbook opens, does a find (to fix your settings) and then closes to get out of the way. If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm But if you do an Edit|Find and change anything, then those changed settings will be remembered. Keith Howard wrote: Each time I open Excel, I have to configure the Ctrl+F search dialog box to search by columns instead of by rows. Is there a way to do this permanently, so that I do not have to set this up each time I load Excel? (By the way, I would also like to search by Values instead of by Formulas.) Thanks. Keith Howard -- Dave Peterson |
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