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How to select range based on cell value in another column in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-10-31

In this article, I will talk about how to select ranges based on cell value in another column. Take an example, if the cells display FALSE in column C, the relative cells in column A and column B will be selected as below screenshot shown. There is no built-in feature to solve this task, but in this article, I’ll show you how to handle it with VBA code.
A screenshot showing cells in columns A and B selected based on FALSE values in column C

Select range based on cell value in another column by VBA code


arrow blue right bubble Select range based on cell value in another column by VBA code

Select range based on cell value in another column by VBA code

1. Enable the sheet you want to use, and press Alt + F11 keys to enable the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and then paste below code to the new Module window.

VBA: Select range based on cell value

Sub SelectByCellValue()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice20161128
    Dim lastrow As Long
    Dim xRg As Range, yRg As Range
    'change Sheet1 to suit
    With ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet2")
        lastrow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "C").End(xlUp).Row
        Application.ScreenUpdating = False
        For Each xRg In .Range("C1:C" & lastrow)
            If UCase(xRg.Text) = "FALSE" Then
                If yRg Is Nothing Then
                    Set yRg = .Range("A" & xRg.Row).Resize(, 2)
                Else
                    Set yRg = Union(yRg, .Range("A" & xRg.Row).Resize(, 2))
                End If
            End If
        Next xRg
        Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    End With

    If Not yRg Is Nothing Then yRg.Select
End Sub

A screenshot of VBA code inserted into a new module for selecting cells based on another column

3. Press the F5 key to run the VBA code, and then the ranges will be selected based on the values in column C.

Note: in the VBA script, Sheet2 is the active sheet name, C indicate the column you want to select based on, the A and 2 in ("A" & xRg.Row).Resize(, 2) indicates that to select two columns from column A. You can change the references as you need.

Tip: If you want to quickly select cells that are equal to a specific value, try using the Kutools for Excel’s Select Specific Cells utility as shown in the following screenshot. Download and have a free trial now!

A screenshot of the Select Specific Cells utility provided by Kutools for Excel

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