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FORMULA ISSUE: Formula to find specific text and replace with alternate text

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    FORMULA ISSUE: Formula to find specific text and replace with alternate text

    Hello,
    I am falling down dizzy from trying to figure this out - Please help, if possible.

    I have a worksheet with several columns. I need a formula to search column D only and each time a specific location is identified to replace that location with alternate text.
    Example (ORIGNAL TEXT):
    Column Dtext to text help.xlsx
    BIRD
    FISH
    DOG
    BAT
    BUG

    I need to search that listing and each time the word BIRD is mentioned have it replaced with FEATHERS and each time DOG is listed have it replaced with TAILS
    Final result would look like:

    FEATHERS
    FISH
    TAILS
    BAT
    BUG

    All other text should stay the same and replacement text should appear in the cell of the text it is replacing.
    This is a sheet used by multiple people several times a day and so the Find/Replace option really won't work.

    Have working on this for at least 6 months and it just isn't going to happen for me. I thought I could use a Conditional format, but that is producing no results either.
    ANY advice would be so appreciated.

    Thank you,

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    Re: FORMULA ISSUE: Formula to find specific text and replace with alternate text

    see your note about find and replace, why won't it work for your needs? (edited)
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    Re: FORMULA ISSUE: Formula to find specific text and replace with alternate text

    Hi,

    "I need a formula to search column D only..."

    "...replacement text should appear in the cell of the text it is replacing..."

    Unfortunately these two statements are inconsistent as this can only be achieved via VBA.

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    Re: FORMULA ISSUE: Formula to find specific text and replace with alternate text

    We have too many users that have ZERO Excel knowledge and even less desire to learn - also, the locations all contain Underscores and odd spaces so it would make keying it in everytime very time consuming.

    Thank you!

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