finding a specific word without including variations of it

nurit

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Hello All,
is there a way to find a specific word without counting in words that include it or are plurals of it.
for example:
I want to search for the word "site"
however I do not want to include in my search the word "sites" or "opposite"
help would be much appreciated!
 

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Pressing Ctrl+* (asterisk) will select the "current region" - all contiguous cells in all directions.
I typed the following into a spreadsheet and used the find box to search.
There is a box you can check that says "match entire cell contents"
This option found only cell A1 as a match it ignored "opposite" and "sites", but also ignored "site specific". That's all I can help you with, if it doesn't work hopefully someone else knows a trick or can write you some code that works for you.

Sheet2

*A
site
opposite
sites
site specific

<tbody>
[TD="bgcolor: #cacaca, align: center"]1[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #cacaca, align: center"]2[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #cacaca, align: center"]3[/TD]

[TD="bgcolor: #cacaca, align: center"]4[/TD]

</tbody>


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is there a way to find a specific word without counting in words that include it or are plurals of it.
for example:
I want to search for the word "site"
however I do not want to include in my search the word "sites" or "opposite"
Is this word you are searching for in a cell all by itself, or could it be in the cell along with other text?

And exactly what do you mean by "find"... are you looking for a VB macro that selects, or maybe colors, the cell? Or something else?
 
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