If a macro intends to modify cells found within the `Selection` using `Find`, how should error handling be structured to prevent errors if no cells are found or if the selection is invalid, ensuring the macro doesn't try to operate on `Nothing`?

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If a macro intends to modify cells found within the `Selection` using `Find`, how should error handling be structured to prevent errors if no cells are found or if the selection is invalid, ensuring the macro doesn't try to operate on `Nothing`?
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When modifying cells, it's critical to ensure the `Range` object returned by `Find` is valid before attempting any operations. This involves a nested check: first, ensure the `Selection` is a `Range`, and then, ensure `Find` returned a non-`Nothing` result. Any modification code should only execute within the scope of these successful checks. ```vba Sub ModifyFoundInSelection() Dim targetValue As String Dim foundCell As Range targetValue = "OLD_DATA" If TypeName(Selection) = "Range" Then Set foundCell = Selection.Find(What:=targetValue, LookIn:=xlValues, LookAt:=xlWhole) If Not foundCell Is Nothing Then ' Value found, proceed with modification foundCell.Value = "NEW_DATA" foundCell.Font.Color = vbRed MsgBox "Value '" & targetValue & "' at " & foundCell.Address & " has been updated to 'NEW_DATA'." Else ' Value not found, inform user MsgBox "'" & targetValue & "' was not found in the selected range. No changes made.", vbInformation End If Else ' Selection is not a range, inform user and exit MsgBox "Please select a range of cells to perform this operation.", vbExclamation End If End Sub ```