1. A computer-implemented method for populating at least one field in a dialog of a spreadsheet program module, the method comprising: determining that there is no text in the at least one field in the dialog of a spreadsheet; determining at least one editable non-textual formatting characteristic in a cell in the spreadsheet; editing the at least one field in the dialog to correspond to the at least one editable non-textual formatting characteristic of the cell; and executing a find operation for identifying other cells with the at least one editable non-textual formatting characteristic.