Python is an excellent tool for scanning and manipulating textual data.
FInd word in Excel Spreadsheets
from xlrd import open_workbook def main(): excel_file = 'excel.xlsx' book = open_workbook(excel_file) sheet = book.sheet_by_index(0) j = 6 keyword = 'case' for i in range(sheet.nrows): value = sheet.cell(i,j).value.lower() if value.find(keyword) >= 0: print (i, value) main()