Find Dialog Box

How do I change the defaults on the Find dialog box? I want the defaults to
be search by columns and values.
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Thank you... Elaine

Hello Martin,

The options button will keep the changes until you exit the program. How do
you keep the Search by "Columns", Look in "Values" as permanent defaults? I'm
using Excel 2000.
--
Thank you... Elaine


"MartinShort" wrote:

>
> Click the "options" button and all the extra search parameters will be
> displayed
>
> HTH
>
> Martin
>
>
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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()

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.

Elaine wrote:
>
> Hello Martin,
>
> The options button will keep the changes until you exit the program. How do
> you keep the Search by "Columns", Look in "Values" as permanent defaults? I'm
> using Excel 2000.
> --
> Thank you... Elaine
>
> "MartinShort" wrote:
>
> >
> > Click the "options" button and all the extra search parameters will be
> > displayed
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Martin
> >
> >
> > --
> > MartinShort
> >
> > Software Tester
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > MartinShort's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=22034
> > View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=553793
> >
> >

--

Dave Peterson

Thank you Dave & Martin for your continued support.

Elaine

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> 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()
>
> 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.
>
> Elaine wrote:
> >
> > Hello Martin,
> >
> > The options button will keep the changes until you exit the program. How do
> > you keep the Search by "Columns", Look in "Values" as permanent defaults? I'm
> > using Excel 2000.
> > --
> > Thank you... Elaine
> >
> > "MartinShort" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Click the "options" button and all the extra search parameters will be
> > > displayed
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Martin
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > MartinShort
> > >
> > > Software Tester
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > MartinShort's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=22034
> > > View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=553793
> > >
> > >
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>