Find all instances of a word or phrase, and if necessary, replace them.
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Click the
Find and Replace button.
The Find and Replace dialog appears.
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To find text, use the options on the
Find tab.
- In the Find field, type the search term.
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Optional:
Select
Up or
Down to set the direction of your search.
Up will search text in an ascending direction from your cursor's position, while Down will search text in a descending direction. By default, Down is chosen.
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Optional:
Select
Match case to only find matches that have
the same casing.
For example, if you search for
Positive
and select this option, all matches will bePositive
whilepositive
is ignored. -
Optional:
Select
Match whole words to only find whole word
matches.
For example, if you search for
read
and select this option, all matches will beread
orRead
whileready
is ignored. - Click Find.
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To replace text, use the options on the
Replace tab.
- In the Find field, type the text you want to replace.
- In the Replace field, type the text you want to use instead.
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Optional:
Select
Up or
Down to set the direction of your search.
Up will search text in an ascending direction from your cursor's position, while Down will search text in a descending direction. By default, Down is chosen.
-
Optional:
Select
Match case to only find matches that have
the same casing.
For example, if you search for
Positive
and select this option, all matches will bePositive
whilepositive
is ignored. -
Optional:
Select
Match whole words to only find whole word
matches.
For example, if you search for
read
and select this option, all matches will beread
orRead
whileready
is ignored. - To find a match, click Find Next.
- To replace one match, click Replace.
- To replace all matches at once, click Replace All.
- Click Close when you are finished.