This feature is a lifesaver when you’re rummaging through long spreadsheets to extract a piece of exact information. If you relate to this situation, you’ve landed in the right place! Keep reading this article to learn more about how you can search for information in Google Sheets.
How to Search in Google Sheets?
Searching for something in Google Sheets is extremely simple. You can search for data on the web and application versions of Google Sheets. Furthermore, you can even swap the value with another value.
Using Find Feature
You can use the Find feature on Google Sheets to locate a set value from either your current or all sheets. This is a built-in feature for the entire Google Workspace, including Sheets. Follow these instructions to search for information in Google Sheets:
On Website
If you prefer viewing your data from your PC/Mac, you can use the web version of Google Sheets. Here is how you can search for information using the web version of Google Sheets:
Owned by anyone: If you’re unsure who created this sheet, select this option. However, this will display all sheets you’ve either created or owned.Owned by me: When you select this option, the page will only display the sheets you’ve created.Not owned by me: This will filter out all the sheets you’ve created.
On Mobile Application
If you have a mobile/tablet to view your sheets, use the mobile application version of Google Sheets. You can download the application on Play Store for Android and Apple Store for iOS/iPadOS. This is how you can shift through your document to locate exact information on the Google Sheets application:
Using Find & Replace feature
You can even replace a piece of information on Google Sheets with something completely different. Did you get the spelling of a client wrong? You can first use the Find & Replace feature to locate the word and then swap it with something else. You can use this feature in both the web and the application versions of Google Sheets.
On Website
You can use the web version of Google Sheets to swap an existing value with a new value. Firstly, use the Find & Replace feature to locate the existing information on Sheets. Please refer to the above steps for the Find & Replace feature. After you’ve located the value you want to replace, follow these steps:
On Mobile Application
If you’re a mobile/tablet user, you can use the mobile version of Google Docs to replace existing information with a new value. Using the instructions mentioned above, locate the Find feature to view your value. When you locate the feature, follow these instructions to swap it:
Advanced Search Options
You can further customize your search experience on the web version of Google Sheets. For instance, you can make sheets match the case (upper or lower) of the keyword you’ve entered on the Find option to the information in the spreadsheet. You can use this feature if you’ve accidentally used lower case for names in some areas. You can locate the specific lowercase values and change their initials to uppercase. Similarly, here are some other search options by Google Sheets:
