Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 7, 2020)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365
David needs to find and change every occurrence of a specific cell format in a multi-worksheet workbook. For example, he may need to find all cells that are formatted as Currency and change that format to General. He wonders how to accomplish the task.
The easiest way to go about this task is to use Excel's Find and Replace tool to make the change. Follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Replace tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
Figure 2. The Number tab of the Find Format dialog box.
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ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (9866) applies to Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Excel here: Replacing Cell Formats.
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