Macro to find Column and Format it

Hi,

Can anyone please assist me in the macro code required to search a work sheet for a field which can be located any where in row 1 called ‘Billable’ and once found format the column it is in to ‘Text’

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated

Many thanks in advance

Rob

N.B. Excel version 2003

Here's one

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robertguy,

Please TEST this FIRST in a COPY of your workbook (always make a backup copy before trying new code, you never know what you might lose).

Adding the Macro
1. Copy the below macro, by highlighting the macro code and pressing the keys CTRL + C
2. Open your workbook
3. Press the keys ALT + F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor
4. Press the keys ALT + I to activate the Insert menu
5. Press M to insert a Standard Module
6. Paste the code by pressing the keys CTRL + V
7. Press the keys ALT + Q to exit the Editor, and return to Excel
8. To run the macro from Excel, open the workbook, and press ALT + F8 to display the Run Macro Dialog. Double Click the macro's name to Run it.

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Then run the FindBillable macro.

Dave,

many thanks for your prompt reply it is very much appreciated.

That said, as the code will be included into another macro I do not need the input box asking for the field name as in this case it will always be 'Billable’ - can you advise me how to amend your code so it will automatically search for the column headed Billable’ and format to text accordingly.

Many thanks

Rob

How about

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davesecel and Stanleydgromjr

Many thanks - both your solutions were excellent

Thanks again

rob