Find / Select bold cells

[STEPHANMCGLASHAN86]

Hi, just wondering if anyone knows how to find / select all cells with bold numbers in a column? I've tried using find and replace many times. If I do it again and it tells me it "can't find" what im looking for, I will punch holes through both of my monitors. Please help.

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@STEPHANMCGLASHAN86 

Excel's "Find and Replace" feature does not natively support searching for cell formatting like bold text. However, you can use a simple VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) macro to find and select all bold cells in a column.

Here’s how to do it:

Using VBA to Find and Select Bold Cells

1. Open the VBA Editor

• Step 1: Press Alt + F11 to open the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) editor.
• Step 2: In the VBA editor, go to Insert > Module to insert a new module.

2. Copy and Paste the VBA Code

• Step 3: Copy and paste the following VBA code into the module:

Vba Code is untested backup your file. VBA is not supported if you use Excel Online.

Example in the attached file.

Sub SelectBoldCells()
    Dim rng As Range
    Dim cell As Range
    Dim boldCells As Range
    
    ' Define the range you want to search in
    Set rng = Range("A1:A100") ' Adjust this range according to your needs
    
    For Each cell In rng
        ' Check if the cell's font is bold
        If cell.Font.Bold Then
            ' If this is the first bold cell found, set boldCells to it
            If boldCells Is Nothing Then
                Set boldCells = cell
            Else
                ' If more bold cells are found, add them to the range
                Set boldCells = Union(boldCells, cell)
            End If
        End If
    Next cell
    
    ' If any bold cells were found, select them
    If Not boldCells Is Nothing Then
        boldCells.Select
    Else
        MsgBox "No bold cells found in the specified range."
    End If
End Sub

 3. Run the Macro

• Step 4: Close the VBA editor by pressing Alt + Q.
• Step 5: Press Alt + F8, select SelectBoldCells, and click Run.

Alternative: Conditional Formatting Trick (Without VBA)

If you're not comfortable with VBA, here's a workaround using conditional formatting:

• Step 1: Temporarily remove all formatting.
• Step 2: Apply conditional formatting that mimics bold formatting (like changing the font or background color).
• Step 3: Use "Find and Replace" to search for the conditional format you applied.

This isn't as straightforward as the VBA approach, but it can be a workaround if you prefer not to use macros. The text and steps were edited with the help of AI.

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Hope this will help you.

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