When it comes to spreadsheets, tables, tables, and charts, the main program that comes to our mind is Microsoft Excel, which can be used in both educational and professional fields; those experts in it really know how to use its full potential because Most of us only know the tip of the iceberg.
The program can be purchased on disk and installed with all the installers Microsoft Office Suitealthough Excel can also be downloaded from its official website, with a prior purchase of a license, or if you have an Outlook (or Hotmail) account, you can use it online.
What are the ways to search within a sheet in Excel?
Among the many functions that this software has, we can choose make a specific search, by group, smart search, etc. All of this makes it easier for us to view some data or a set of data in a spreadsheet with endless information rather than doing it manually. With the program update, Microsoft has added more kinds of search types.
these secrets Search using formulas, if we manage to learn or write them down, we can use them as the case may be. Next, we’ll go on to briefly explain each of them:
- Value filters are the most common type of search and the one most people use, although not specifically for searching data; well, we can use this feature to search for similar values in Excel.
- VLOOKUP formula: If you want to search for a specific value or data, the VLOOKUP formula does the job, but for data located in columns, that is, vertically.
- HLOOKUP formula: a variant of the previous search, but instead of a vertical search, it is a horizontal search, which continuously searches for some data.
- SEARCH formula: Another variation of the previous formula, but without specifying the horizontal or vertical direction of the search.
- VLOOKUP + Match: This is a combination of two formulas where we will use the Match formula first and then VLOOKUP.
- index + match: Another combination of formulas in which we will get a broader and less specific value or result.
Other formulas available for searching are IF, IF.ERROR, COUNT.IF; where we will get results for similar values or values within a specific range in the spreadsheet.
Are there advantages to doing smart searches over normal searches?
Smart Searches are available since Microsoft Excel 2007 and later and are usually used when creating macros in the program, but even then we can use them whenever we need them.Furthermore, if we wish, we can also Make our own smart search form The creation of macros also goes into it.
Smart search in Excel at a glance, no need to use formulas like before; another Advantages of Smart Search Yes, we can obtain additional information, not only from digital data, but also from text, images, videos, etc. Well, Excel is not limited to just including math values, but it goes even further.
Finally, if we want more additional information related to the already mentioned data, definitions and/or exploration through internet pages, we will have two types of data. Also note that you can move columns in Excel for organization.
What is the description of a macro in Excel?
A macro is a set of functions, or rather, a set of algorithms that we create within the Excel program itself, where by pressing a key or a command, we can perform an action. As we said at the beginning, these shortcut keys must be configured first so that Excel can execute the algorithm correctly.
The macro function in Excel is very beneficial for those tasks that we perform very frequently in the program, especially if they are long, because we will save a lot of time instead of performing the function manually.
How to make macros in this program?
for Create macros in Excel It’s very simple, in the taskbar we select the «View» tab, and finally we will see the «Macro» option, when we click, a small menu will appear with two «View Macro» and «Record Macro» option»; if you have already created one, choose the first option, otherwise, you will have to choose the second.
When the program starts recording, Excel will copy all your actions into it So while playing, it performs the same mouse actions, clicks you make, and keys you touch; when you’re done, stop recording, enter the name of the macro and assign a keyboard shortcut to activate it automatically.
Need Smart Search in Forms?
For continuous searches within a form, while any of the above formulas can be used, it is best to use Smart Search for these cases.