There are several options, including using the method you demonstrate, With, and using a variable.
My preference is option 4 below: Dim
a variable of type Worksheet
and store the worksheet and call the methods on the variable or pass it to functions, however any of the options work.
Sub Test()
Dim SheetName As String
Dim SearchText As String
Dim FoundRange As Range
SheetName = "test"
SearchText = "abc"
' 0. If you know the sheet is the ActiveSheet, you can use if directly.
Set FoundRange = ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Find(What:=SearchText)
' Since I usually have a lot of Subs/Functions, I don't use this method often.
' If I do, I store it in a variable to make it easy to change in the future or
' to pass to functions, e.g.: Set MySheet = ActiveSheet
' If your methods need to work with multiple worksheets at the same time, using
' ActiveSheet probably isn't a good idea and you should just specify the sheets.
' 1. Using Sheets or Worksheets (Least efficient if repeating or calling multiple times)
Set FoundRange = Sheets(SheetName).UsedRange.Find(What:=SearchText)
Set FoundRange = Worksheets(SheetName).UsedRange.Find(What:=SearchText)
' 2. Using Named Sheet, i.e. Sheet1 (if Worksheet is named "Sheet1"). The
' sheet names use the title/name of the worksheet, however the name must
' be a valid VBA identifier (no spaces or special characters. Use the Object
' Browser to find the sheet names if it isn't obvious. (More efficient than #1)
Set FoundRange = Sheet1.UsedRange.Find(What:=SearchText)
' 3. Using "With" (more efficient than #1)
With Sheets(SheetName)
Set FoundRange = .UsedRange.Find(What:=SearchText)
End With
' or possibly...
With Sheets(SheetName).UsedRange
Set FoundRange = .Find(What:=SearchText)
End With
' 4. Using Worksheet variable (more efficient than 1)
Dim MySheet As Worksheet
Set MySheet = Worksheets(SheetName)
Set FoundRange = MySheet.UsedRange.Find(What:=SearchText)
' Calling a Function/Sub
Test2 Sheets(SheetName) ' Option 1
Test2 Sheet1 ' Option 2
Test2 MySheet ' Option 4
End Sub
Sub Test2(TestSheet As Worksheet)
Dim RowIndex As Long
For RowIndex = 1 To TestSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count
If TestSheet.Cells(RowIndex, 1).Value = "SomeValue" Then
' Do something
End If
Next RowIndex
End Sub