Replace a Word or Phrase in a Body of Text
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Right-click in the body of text > Select Replace.
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Enter the text you want to find in the Find what field.
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Enter the replacement text in the Replace with field.
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If upper case or lower case is important for the search, select the Match case checkbox.
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If you want the search limited to the exact search term specified, select the Whole words only checkbox.
This will return results for Adams but not Adamson, for example.
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To specify the direction for the search relative to the position of your cursor, select the Up or Down radio button.
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Select Find Next.
If the search finds an instance of the search text, the first instance of that word will be highlighted in blue.
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Select Replace to replace the selected text or Replace All to replace all instances of the text.