Excel : Search And Replace by VBscript.

Sub Replace()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlManual
Dim cell As Range
For Each cell In Intersect(Selection, _
ActiveSheet.UsedRange)
If IsNumeric(cell) = False And Trim(cell) = "." And cell.Row > 1 Then
cell.Value = ""
End If
Next cell
Application.Calculation = xlAutomatic 'xlCalculationAutomatic
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

End Sub

Adding the Macro
1. Copy the macro above pressing the keys CTRL+C
2. Open your workbook
3. Press the keys ALT+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor
4. Press the keys ALT+I to activate the Insert menu
5. Press M to insert a Standard Module
6. Paste the code by pressing the keys CTRL+V
7. Make any custom changes to the macro if needed at this time
8. Save the Macro by pressing the keys CTRL+S
9. Press the keys ALT+Q to exit the Editor, and return to Excel.

To Run the Macro…
To run the macro from Excel, open the workbook, and press ALT+F8 to display the Run Macro Dialog. Double Click the macro’s name to Run it.

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