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I'd like to be able to delete all rows in a Google Spreadsheets where a given text string exists anywhere in the row. The text being searched for could be in any cell in the row, and also could be part of a longer string within the row cell e.g. "xxxx [text being searched for] yyy".

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I think I understand your question. Have you tried using the search and replace feature? I believe there's an add on for that if sheets doesn't have it by default.

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You have not tagged this but with a script is the only way to delete rows 'automatically'. However 'manually' is not tedious. Assumimg your range of interest is confined to ColumnsA:Z, in say AA1 please try:

=sum(ArrayFormula(--not(iserror(SEARCH("text",A1:Z1)))))

and copy it down to suit, where text above represents whatever the offending string is.

This is case insensitive.

Then filter ColumnA:A to select rows that have a numeric value (not 0) and delete these.

SUM
NOT
ISERROR
SEARCH

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