VBA Code to Highlight Cells with a Specific Text in Worksheet in Excel

VBA code that you can use to highlight cells with a specific text in a worksheet in Excel.

VBA Code:

Sub HighlightCellsWithText()
    Dim rng As Range
    Dim cell As Range
    Dim searchText As String
    
    ' Set the range as the entire worksheet
    Set rng = ActiveSheet.UsedRange
    
    ' Set the text to search for (change "specific text" to your desired text)
    searchText = "specific text"
    
    ' Loop through each cell in the range
    For Each cell In rng
        ' Check if the cell contains the specified text
        If InStr(1, cell.Value, searchText, vbTextCompare) > 0 Then
            ' Highlight the cell with a yellow color
            cell.Interior.Color = RGB(255, 255, 0)
        End If
    Next cell
    
    ' Inform the user that the highlighting is complete
    MsgBox "Cells with the specific text have been highlighted!"
End Sub


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