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1. On the Project menu, click References. 2. Double-click Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 5.5, and then click OK. and Run this code Sub Reg_Ex() Dim RegEx As Object Set RegEx = CreateObject("VBscript.Regexp") For Each Cell In ActiveSheet.UsedRange Txt = Cell.Value With RegEx .Pattern = "\-\d" .Global = False .ignorecase = True .MultiLine = True If Cell <> "" Then result = .test(Txt) If result = True Then Cell.Interior.Color = vbRed End If End If End With Next End Sub Regards, Mandeep baluja -- Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s =TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel FORUM RULES 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get quick attention or may not be answered. 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. 5) Jobs posting is not allowed. 6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and members are not responsible for any loss. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.