Perform a find on hidden cells

Question

I have a computed range of values in a hidden column which I use for a dropdown box. To figure out which value the user has selected, I try to run a Find on that range, but for

Answer 1

According to Andy Pope (and he's never wrong) Find only works on hidden cells if you're using xlFormulas. Perhaps a Match instead?

Set inserted = Cells(Application.WorksheetFunction.Match("SelectedEvent", Range("RDS_Event_IDs"), 0), Range("RDS_Event_IDs").Column)

Answer 2

Is really necesary do it inside a macro, would be easier use match:

=MATCH(G9;H9:H16;0)

G9 : Cell of the DropDownBox

H9:H16 : Your range

0 : for exact match

It returns the index inside the array