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Replace 'blank' cells with text in Excel

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Hi!

Is there a way to find blank cells in a selection and then replacing those cells with text in an Excel spreadsheet?

 

I know you can use find and replace in the actual Excel desktop program to look for 'null' values and replacing it with text, but Power Auto for Desktop doesn't seem to work with just a blank for the 'Text to Find'. Putting something like null', empty(), or even %' '% doesn't work either. 

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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    VJR Profile Picture
    7,635 on at

    Hi @JasperV2 

    Use %''% in the Text to Find. (those are two single quotes next to each other)

     

    As seen in your post there should not be a space within the quotes %' '%

  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    5,727 Moderator on at

    VJR is right, but I would also mark “Match entire cell contents” also.

     

    if that doesn’t work, then use the UI to got to Home->Edit->GoToSpecial->Mark blank cells, click OK, send keys to enter the text, and then SendKeys for control and enter. 

  • JasperV2 Profile Picture
    10 on at

    Ah!

    This whole time it was just that extra space. 

    Thank you! It worked!

  • VJR Profile Picture
    7,635 on at

    Yes, a single character has the potential to make or break anything :).

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