Microsoft KB Archive/282142

= You cannot find the data that is in a filtered list by using Find command in Excel =

Article ID: 282142

Article Last Modified on 2/6/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q282142



SYMPTOMS
When you search a Microsoft Excel workbook for data, you may receive the following error message:

Microsoft Excel cannot find the data you're searching for. Check your search options, location and formatting.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you are searching for text, for values, or for formatting that is contained in a filtered list, and if the filtering criteria prevents the text, the values, or the formatting from being displayed. This behavior is by design.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, select each sheet, set the filter criteria to Show All, and then perform the search.

Notes

To show all data in a filtered list in Microsoft Office Excel 2003, click a cell in the filtered list. Then, point to Filter on the Data menu, and then click Show All.

To show all data in a filtered list in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, click the arrow in the column header in the filtered list, and then click Select All.

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