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VBA Code to find keywords and insert formula

Asked by Rob132332 in Visual Basic Programming, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Software

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Using VBA in Excel 2007, the goal is to automate searching for a keyword, and then inserting a formula in column G in the row where the keyword is found (the formula is D#/F# for that same row).

My question has two parts:

1. Is the code below the best approach to satisfy this need [searching a spreadsheet of records to find a keyword that designates a row that requires action, and then using the rest of the code to insert a formula, and continuing these steps until finished]?  The code works, but I'm looking for simpler alternatives, if there are any.

2. The keyword is actually in a merged cell, and the range of A:A is not finding it.  I tested adding a row and entering the keyword with some other words, and the snippet below worked like a champ.  The second question is if there's a way to "find" keywords in merged cells.  The cells that are merged are A to C for some rows, and that format is the way it is exported from the reporting tool that the data comes from.

Thanks in advance to all experts who reply!  

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Sub Percentage()
'
' Percentage Macro
'
    With Range("A:A")   'Search First Column for "Keyword"
        Set C = .Find( _
                What:="Keyword ", _
                LookIn:=xlValues, _
                LookAt:=xlPart, _
                SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
                MatchCase:=False _
        )
        If Not C Is Nothing Then
            firstAddress = C.Address
            Do
                C.Rows.Select
                
                'Insert Calculation
                    If C.Column = 1 Then
                        ActiveCell.Offset(0, 6).FormulaR1C1 = "=RC[-3]/RC[-1]"
                    Else
                        ''
                    End If
                    
                'Next
                Set C = .FindNext(C)
                
             Loop While Not C Is Nothing And C.Address <> firstAddress
        End If
    End With
End Sub
 
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