Finding and Replacing

Use

You can search for and replace both text in the text entry area and paragraph formats in the format tag column.

Procedure

  • To search or replace, choose Start of the navigation pathEdit Next navigation step Find or Edit Next navigation step ReplaceEnd of the navigation path. A search or replace action affects the text between the cursor position and the start or end of the document, depending upon the direction you choose.

  • To accept all replacements without check, choose Replace All. To check each replacement, choose Confirm replace. In this case, you must choose Replace to carry out a replacement and Search forward or Search backward to continue the operation.

  • To repeat a search, choose Search forward or Search backward ( F19).

Including Blanks at the End of a Search or Replacement Term

A search or replacement term usually ends with the last non-blank character. However, if you need to include blanks at the end of the search or replacement term, enclose the entire term in inverted commas.

If a term that is enclosed in inverted commas already contains an inverted comma, enter this inverted comma twice.

Using Replace to Delete a Search Term

As in other word-processors, you can use Replace to delete a search term. Simply replace the term with an empty string. To specify an empty string as the replacement term, enter two successive inverted commas ('').