Highlight 2nd Occurrence of a Specific Character in Cell

chingching831

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Hi there,

Is there an excel formula or VBA code that can highlight the 2nd occurrence of a specific character in cell? For example, the letter "B" appears twice in the cell, how can I highlight the second "B" in blue?
BATBML

Thanks,
Ching
 
Yes it may
 
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Yes it may
Then try ..
VBA Code:
Sub Highlight_Special_v2()
  Dim r As Range
  
  For Each r In [T12:W12]
    If r Like "*B*B*" Then
      r.Characters(InStr(InStr(r, "B") + 1, r, "B"), 1).Font.Color = RGB(68, 114, 196)
    ElseIf r Like "*(TBS)*" Or r Like "*(ATB)*" Or r Like "*(AB)*" Then
      r.Characters(InStr(InStr(r, "("), r, "B"), 1).Font.Color = RGB(68, 114, 196)
    End If
  Next
End Sub
 
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Sub Highlight_Special_v2() Dim r As Range For Each r In [T12:W12] If r Like "*B*B*" Then r.Characters(InStr(InStr(r, "B") + 1, r, "B"), 1).Font.Color = RGB(68, 114, 196) ElseIf r Like "*(TBS)*" Or r Like "*(ATB)*" Or r Like "*(AB)*" Then r.Characters(InStr(InStr(r, "("), r, "B"), 1).Font.Color = RGB(68, 114, 196) End If Next End Sub
much thanks! It works perfectly!
 
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