Error message when trying to search

Got a strange question. I have always had the option to search in .xlsm but all of a sudden when I try and do it today, I get the error "We couldn't find what you were looking for. Click options for more ways to search." I am searching within cells that I know contain the item I am looking for in a multi-sheet .xlsm but still coming back with this error. Any clues?

Thank you! I have never really used a forum, so I may be a little lost I am just very close to pulling out my hair with this issue.

Yes, I am using ctrl+f then searching within the alloted cells, but still coming back with that error for every sheet/every criteria I try to use.

Thanks!
kelly

Yes, I have tried all the different options and searched even for the first letter of what I was looking for, searched with a wildcard in front of it and still getting the same error message. Not sure if there's a setting somewhere that limits the option to search, or if someone has changed something in my spreadsheet. Hope that makes sense....

This happened to me after I tried to modify a pivot table, when I opened the Value Field Settings and then I tried to change the Number format suddenly the dialog box desapear in front of my eyes, I think ok, I will start ageing however Excel didn't works because when I clicked the mouset button only a buzz sound I got and Excel was didn't do nothing, then a friend kill the task after that I start Excel again since that moment I tried to use CTRL+F and put a name that appear in 5 cells of my sheet and I need to put a different colour for diferent names using CTRL+F function, however all the time Excel gives me the message: Microsoft Excel ! We couldn't find what you were looking for. Click Options for more ways to search. AND THE PUSHBUTTON "OK".

I copied the data and paste as value in another workbook and it didn't work. Then I tried with another workbooks and data sets, it didn't work anymore with any data, I need to reinstall my office 2013?