"Excel cannot find the data you're looking for"

[Guest]

Using Find/Replace in excel, message comes up "Excel cannot find the data
you're looking for" even though I know many instances are there. I've
cleared the Find format, still get the error message. I'm searching for 0.00
if that makes any difference. I tried searching other strings of digits that
are in the worksheet and it works fine but not for 0.00. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

is the 0.00 in the sheet formatted that way?
if you use an empty cell and enter = (One of the cells which shows 0.00)
and make sure the cell format is general what do you get.

 

[Guest]

The 0.00 was entered as a 0 in a Number format w/2 decimal places. Using an
empty cell with a General format and using = and a cell which shows 0.00 I
get 0.00 again, but still the same message when I try to find it.

 

[David Biddulph]

If the number is actually zero, you won't find 0.00.
If the number is 0.002, then you'll find 0.00 within it, but if you've got
zero *displayed* as 0.00, then you won't find it if you look for 0.00

 

[Jim Rech]

Excel searches for the actual contents of a cell. If you enter 0 in a cell
Excel will find it searching for 0. Changing the cell's number format to
show 1, 2 or 10 decimal places does not change what is in the cell.

--
Jim
| The 0.00 was entered as a 0 in a Number format w/2 decimal places. Using
an
| empty cell with a General format and using = and a cell which shows 0.00 I
| get 0.00 again, but still the same message when I try to find it.
| --
| LA Horowitz
|
|
| "bj" wrote:
|
| > is the 0.00 in the sheet formatted that way?
| > if you use an empty cell and enter = (One of the cells which shows 0.00)
| > and make sure the cell format is general what do you get.
| >
| > "LA Horowitz" wrote:
| >
| > > Using Find/Replace in excel, message comes up "Excel cannot find the
data
| > > you're looking for" even though I know many instances are there. I've
| > > cleared the Find format, still get the error message. I'm searching
for 0.00
| > > if that makes any difference. I tried searching other strings of
digits that
| > > are in the worksheet and it works fine but not for 0.00. Thanks.
| > > --
| > > LeeAnn Horowitz

 

[Guest]

Got it - thanks.
--
LA Horowitz

If the number is actually zero, you won't find 0.00.
If the number is 0.002, then you'll find 0.00 within it, but if you've got
zero *displayed* as 0.00, then you won't find it if you look for 0.00