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Find and replace text in a spreadsheet

You can find instances of text in the spreadsheet you are editing and replace it with text that you specify.
  1. Tap The menu icon>
    Find
    .
  2. In the
    Find
    field, type the word or phrase that you want to find in the spreadsheet.
    • To make your search case sensitive, tap
      The Menu icon
      Case sensitive
      .
    • To search the entire workbook, tap
      The Menu icon
      Entire workbook
      .
    • To search an entire cell, tap
      The Menu icon
      Entire cell
      .
  3. To replace text, in the
    Replace
    field, type the word or phrase that you want to replace the text that you typed in the
    Find
    field.
    You can leave this field blank to remove instances of a word.
  4. Do any of the following:
    • To find a word or phrase, or its next instance, tap The Find icon.
    • To replace the highlighted instance of a word or phrase, tap
      Replace
      .
    • To replace all instances of a word or phrase, tap
      All
      .
  5. When you are done, tap the back button on your device.