How to find and replace multiple values at once in Excel?
As we all known, we can use Find and Replace function to find multiple same cell and replace them with a value as you need. But sometimes, you need to apply many-to-many replacement simultaneously. For example, I have a range of data, and now I want to replace all Apples to Red Apples, Oranges to Green Oranges, Bananas to Yellow Bananas and so on as following screenshots shown, do you have any good ideas to solve this task in Excel?
Find and replace multiple values at once with VBA code
If you are tired of find and replace the values time and time again, the following VBA code can help you to replace multiple values with your needed texts at once.
1. Please create your conditions that you want to use which contain the original values and new values. See screenshot:
2. Then hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
3. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module window.
VBA code: Find and replace multiple values at once
Sub MultiFindNReplace()
'Updateby Extendoffice
Dim Rng As Range
Dim InputRng As Range, ReplaceRng As Range
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set InputRng = Application.Selection
Set InputRng = Application.InputBox("Original Range ", xTitleId, InputRng.Address, Type:=8)
Set ReplaceRng = Application.InputBox("Replace Range :", xTitleId, Type:=8)
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For Each Rng In ReplaceRng.Columns(1).Cells
InputRng.Replace what:=Rng.Value, replacement:=Rng.Offset(0, 1).Value
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
4. Then press F5 key to run this code, in the popped out prompt box, please specify the data range that you want to be replaced the values with new values.
5. Click OK, and another prompt box is displayed to remind you select the criteria which you are created in step 1. See screenshot:
6. Then click OK, all the specific values have been replaced with the new values as you need immediately.
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