How to Search for Words in Excel

Searching for Words

1. 
   Click a cell. Once you're in the worksheet, click on any cell on the worksheet to ensure that the window is active.
2. 
   Open the Find/Replace With window. Hit the key combination Ctrl + F on your keyboard. A new window will appear with two fields: 'Find' and 'Replace with.'
3. 
   Type in the words you want to find. Enter the exact word or phrase you want to search for, and click on the 'Find' button in the lower right of the Find window.

   1. Excel will begin searching for matches of the word, or words, you entered in the search field. All words in the document that matches those you entered will be highlighted to help you better locate them.