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    'Find and Replace' issue

    Hello All - My 'Find and replace' has just stopped working and I can't seem to get it working properly.

    I have attached a workbook so that you can see the problem. I typed 'Fish' in a column, the did a find and replace putting in 'Fish Paste' and did a replace all, but the cell is still reading 'Fish', although in the formula bar it's shoeing 'Fish Paste'. Interestingly, if you change the width of the column the word 'Fish' disappears altogether - can anyone help me fix this please, thanks.
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    Re: 'Find and Replace' issue

    F&R is not the issue ...

    With the range selected, Home ribbon - Wrap Text - deselect it.
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    Re: 'Find and Replace' issue

    Hello AliGW - thanks for your help - your suggestion did partially sort things, but I have attached the file again, this time with a column filled in with 'Light trap' and when I do a 'find and replace all' with the word 'Light' I'm left with blank cells - although playing around with the 'Wrap text@ does seem to again partially fix this, but I've never had to do any of this before!

    How do I add the file again please?

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    Re: 'Find and Replace' issue

    Instructions about attaching files are in a yellow banner at the top of the page. Can't confirm your findings until I see it.

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    Re: 'Find and Replace' issue

    Hello AliGW - thanks, attached is the updated worksheet
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    Re: 'Find and Replace' issue

    I am sorry - I can't replicate the issue. See the screenshots inside the attachment and the result of what I did.

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    Re: 'Find and Replace' issue

    Hello AliGW - Ok could see that this issue had a potential for a difficult fix, so I decided to close my work without saving it and reopen and at the moment everything seems to have settled down an the 'find and replace' is working well again. I probably activated some function or other without knowing it, which initiated the problem. many thanks for your help - I have added to your reputation.

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    Re: 'Find and Replace' issue

    This sounds plausible! Glad it's sorted and thanks.

    Please do mark this as solved.

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