How to Search in Google Sheets on iPhone or iPad
Method 1 of 2:
Searching a Sheet's Contents
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Open the Sheets app on your iPhone or iPad. The Sheets app looks like a green spreadsheet icon on your home screen.- If you're not automatically logged in, tap the SIGN IN button on the bottom-left, and select a Google account to sign in with.
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Tap the spreadsheet you want to edit. Find the spreadsheet file you want to search in your saved files, and tap on the file's name to open it. -
Tap the three dots icon on the top-right. This button is located next to theicon in the upper-right corner of your screen. It will open a drop-down menu.
- If you're looking at a shared spreadsheet, you may not see the icon here.
- If you're looking at a shared spreadsheet, you may not see the
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Tap Find and replace on the menu. This option will allow you to search your spreadsheet's contents for a keyword or number. -
Tap the Find in document field at the top. This is the search bar at the top of your screen. You can enter any keyword to search here. -
Enter your search keyword. You can use your keyboard to type a search term here, or paste text from your clipboard. -
Tap the blue Search button on your keyboard. This will search the spreadsheet and find all the matching results.- The total number of matches will pop up below the search bar when you hit the Search button.
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Use theand
icons to browse all the matches. You'll find these buttons next to the search bar on the top-right corner.
- will jump you to the next matching cell, and
will go back to the previous match.
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Method 2 of 2:
Searching All Files
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Open the Sheets app on your iPhone or iPad. The Sheets app looks like a green spreadsheet icon on your home screen.- If you're not automatically logged in, tap the SIGN IN button on the bottom-left, and select a Google account to sign in with.
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Tap theicon on the top-right. This button is located on a green navigation bar in the upper-right corner of your screen. It will let you search all your saved spreadsheet files.
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Enter a keyword into the search bar. The search field is at the top of your screen. You can enter any keyword or number here, and search all your saved spreadsheets.- This way, you can search the title of a spreadsheet or a keyword that comes up in multiple spreadsheets.
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Tap the blue Done button on your keyboard. This will list all the matching results below the search bar. -
Tap a spreadsheet to open it. You can tap any spreadsheet file in the search results, and view the spreadsheet's contents.
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