Unlock Excel Secrets: Magic Search Bar You NEVER Knew About!

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In this video we have explained, how to create a magic Search Bar in Excel using Excel Shapes, Form Controls and ActiveX Control. We have not used any VBA coding to create it.
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Very clever. A lot of relatively simple techniques combined to create a complex solution.

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Unmatched or unparalled skill.
PK, the Excel Legend

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[@marcjacquemet--fotalch]

Wow what a great video. I've learned a lot. I already knew individual techniques - but in this video everything was put into a clever context - and a lot was also new to me. Thanks!🤩

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[@finguy8572]

This is probably the best Excel video I’ve ever seen! I am now looking for any excuse I can come up with to use it!

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[@jackcurl2005]

Great explanation, clearly demonstrated.
In general, perhaps use IFS or SWITCH(✔) rather than nested IF statements-it's cleaner, easier to debug, easier to read, and certainly easier to program. Both functions became available with Office 2016. If you have FILTER, you have these functions (and a slew of other niftiness).
An example for those who might wondering:
SWITCH($A$1,1,Search_Left,2,Search_Right,3,Search_Anywhere,"No results")
The test/result for the value 3 is included to handle invalid data. It's better to specify than to default. Since A1 is an openly editable cell, any value could appear there. We need to take that into account. Never trust users (even oneself) to always do it right. As the saying goes, An idiot-proof system just hasn't been introduced to the correct idiot yet.

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Thank you PK. Excellent. Keep up the good work.

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Excellent job! Thank you so much!!!

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Simply brilliant. Thank you !!!

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What excel does he using

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This is Amazing
Thanks PK.

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Brilliant PK greatly enjoy the video 📹 👍 keep up the good work. We really thank u for your hard work

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[@user-io8it9ke3e]

Wow! This is an incredible combination of quite simple elements! I applaud standing!
PS
I just don't know where to apply it, but it's a very beautiful and elegant solution

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[@lukasolsovsky7299]

Very well done sir !! I´m used to use it indirect and named_ranges but with FILTER formula it has another level ! Thank you for your video. BR from Czech Rep.

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[@silvestrecamposano6317]

Thank you very much!.... ❤

[@debashismandal7945]

You just solve my whole problem. Searched this since 6 months ago. Even chat gpt didn't understand my problem. Thank you sir... ❤❤❤

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Totally impressive. Stay blessed. Such excellent and elaborated explanation of each step.

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Great Sir.... We have improved our knowledge by watching your videos and Practice file..... Thank for you Everything..... I really appreciate your contribution for us and all @ FREE OF COST..... God Bless You Sir 🙏

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Superb idea and technique, Great work without using any coding, excellent

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Brilliant and very catchy... learned something. thanks

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Nice video! you got a new subscriber here. I like the way you teach - very clear and straightforward.

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Ingenious method for searching very clearly explained.

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class one, thank you for sharing

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Great vid, fantastic that you use formulas instead of programing, it makes life so much easier. 👍

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This is amazing, I have been looking for something like this, we are are creating a mini database for a running club, with this video it going to be a game changer. Thank u ok u so much for that's awesome video

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[@jimmytee8913]

Can this be done in google sheets?

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[@1724joshua]

This opens a lot of ideas on how to improve my work. I hope you can make a video on how to do the same function but searching and gathering data from different sheets.

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will try to create another video on this.

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Very well balanced video in terms of content, speed of delivery, movement of screens and clarity of subject. Take my complement for the good work. This is my first video from your channel. A suggestion which would increase your viewership , since it would help many users for their work. That is , if you can create an equivalent sheet in Google sheet for all your work and place grouped together with excel version. I don’t know your expertise level on Google sheets because both these applications run on different platform and underlying language. If you give it a try it would be wonderful gift to your viewers. God bless you.

[@PKAnExcelExpert]

Thanks for your valuable feedback. I will definitely try to create.

[@somenmaji7078]

true, this way less complicated. I tried making a same type, which tells where a name falls in a number of sheets in the same workbook. I did that using table and DGET() function.The one you made is very well balanced and very less complected.

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I'll save this video. 👍

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Thank you that’s going to help me a lot

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[@TampaRob84]

FYI, for the helper cells in row 1, custom format of ;;; makes the text invisible rather than white so it won't display if the cell color is changed

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Thank you for video. I wıll definetely use name manager 🙏

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[@querrythis]

Highly recommend this dynamic search. The best (hands down) I've come across.

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Brilliant

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[@sunnindawg]

Nice! No more need for filters.

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[@adeshraka6668]

Very well explain in this vid..Sirji

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@@PKAnExcelExpert how to search eg..Type ..A B C and then Result ADi Bike Care...(Left Mid Right name search)

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Sir reallu ultimate sir

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[@zaighamuddinfarooqui1705]

Amazing and well explained. Is there a way to build this search bar using legacy commands?

[@Edison_mm]

So great! Thank's
¿Can I use Choose function ?

[@naresh7615]

My god..Crazy stuff

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[@4567snick]

Great video, I learned a lot! Any reason why you use named ranges for the data rather than converting the data to a table? I use both, but I would have probably used a table in this case. Thanks for the great lesson!

[@PKAnExcelExpert]

We can use the table also. Thanks for your valuable feedback.

[@somenmaji7078]

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[@jackcurl2005]

Tables are fantastic! I had the same thought about using them.

[@abdelrhmanmohamed678]

You have to mention that The FILTER function is only available in Excel for Microsoft 365 and Excel 2021

[@PKAnExcelExpert]

Thank you for pointing that out! You are absolutely correct, and I regret missing that vital piece of information in my video tutorial. The FILTER function is indeed only available in Excel for Microsoft 365 and Excel 2021. I appreciate your keen observation, and I'll make sure to include this essential detail in future content. Thanks again for bringing this to my attention!

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I'm still in 2007 😁😁😁

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@@PKAnExcelExpert Can you add Filter function in Excel 2019 or earlier via coding in VBA? is it possible for even the VBA function that it's performance would be very similar to Filter function?

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Doing very well. Wery interesting, useful and beautiful. I have seen several persons videos but no one is so beautyful work representation of figures/Data and chars I have seen from others. Thanks very much to you.

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Wow...what a smart formulated illustrations...❤

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[@rahibsamedov8142]

Sir, thanks for the great video and your effor. Could you please greate a dinamic formula like the name range in this video you created but exclude dublicate names.

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That’s amazing 👏

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[@pankulbaijal7542]

Great Technique sir and very impressive, just a small question that will this this work similarly good when there Merge cells available in the data. Please answer this question. Thanks Happy Learning😊

[@drewsoffice]

Hey PK
I agree with previous comment...converting to a table might have been easier - great video nonetheless!

[@PKAnExcelExpert]

Good point! Thanks🙏

[@paca-san]

Thank you for this, very informative and helpful. I have a question; would this be usable if for example I have multiple sheets of data?

[@ahmedmallook4128]

Thanks for the tutorial, PK. I have a question: How can I change the font size of the selection buttons? Search from Left, etc?

[@alterchannel2501]

Good job! The best formula based search bar👍👏

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[@hafizahrahmat7421]

Thank you for a very clear tutorial. May i know how to search the specific data within the type. Eg: serch name for under the same supervisor.

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[@user-hd6fq5qb3r]

Wow! This video/function is very impressive.. Just a question.. If this function is available only on 2021 office version, can the file work on a 2019 office version..? Thank you so much and more power..

[@dangerlu7635]

Great video to learn, by the way ,how to make the search icon and shapes unselect in excel?~

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Nive video

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[@soniccheese01]

Nice one.
Here is another example formula that uses a Table called MyData and searching a column called Company: =SWITCH(A2,1,FILTER(MyData,LEFT(MyData[COMPANY],LEN(SearchText))=SearchText),2,FILTER(MyData,RIGHT(MyData[COMPANY],LEN(SearchText))=SearchText),3,FILTER(MyData,ISNUMBER(SEARCH(SearchText,MyData[COMPANY]))))
No need to use additional Range Names, or particularly the INDIRECT function
Any thoughts?

[@PKAnExcelExpert]

Certainly! Your comment is insightful and adds valuable information to the discussion. I appreciate you sharing this alternative method using the SWITCH function and Table. It's always great to see different approaches to a problem. Thanks for contributing to our community!

[@asadrauf5902]

Great work. I've learned a new way of searching data. I've created a worksheet same as you did in excel 2021. All named ranges are working well except the last one "Search_Data". When I put this in first cell below "Name", it does not work as the formula itself does. Rest of the cells do not fill automatically. It fetches the first Name and that's it. I've downloaded the practice file. Facing the same issue there too. Any idea why it's not working?

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=FILTER(Whole_range;Name=search_text;"")
u can use this

[@cavsvarradharajan3250]

Nice Detailed explanation. Most wanted feature. What about those not using Excel 365. Any Alternative sir

[@PKAnExcelExpert]

we need to use VBA, if we want to do it without FILTER function

[@aristoalexius]

Fantastic

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[@josip.harasic]

The video is outstanding. It's OK to watch the video, but I can't use it in practice because these functions are not in my Excel (only MSOffice2021 and MS365 are there)... It would be good to indicate this in the video description, or if you want, in the title of the video... Many thanks.

[@PKAnExcelExpert]

Thanks for your valuable feedback. I will do that

[@imranbhatti8580]

Realy appreciated. Any chance we create it in non 365 Excel?

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Claro si no tienes 365 con filtro avanzado el tradicional compañero saludos

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