[Solved] Search text or numbers in multiple sheets

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[Solved] Search text or numbers in multiple sheets

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Can one search a multiple sheet calc file for specific text?
Can one search a multiple sheet calc file for specific number?
If yes to above, then how and ...
Will a cell be detected if the cell has a formula that results in the specific number being searched for?
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Re: search text or numbers in multiple sheets

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More Options - Search in all sheets
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Re: search text or numbers in multiple sheets

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Can one search a multiple sheet calc file for specific text?
You surely are interested in the opened document? Yes.
Can one search a multiple sheet calc file for specific number?
Yes.
If yes to above, then how and ...
The F&R tool offers the option 'Search in all sheets'.
Will a cell be detected if the cell has a formula that results in the specific number being searched for?
Yes.
The question is, in what way you want to make use of the findings. Replacing the contents with a new one is the only case I can easily think of. Getting the addresses, or even visiting the cells one by one is not supported as far as I know in AOO. (The hopping is supported in LibreOffice, however.)
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Re: search text or numbers in multiple sheets

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I am amazed. It even works for cells with formulas that produce the searched number.
The issue that provoked the question was one of just finding a stock symbol in more than one account (each in its own sheet).
I wasn't replacing just finding its existence.
Thanks for answering all my questions. :D
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