3.9.2.2. Search Functions

3.9.2.2.1. Search

The Search button on your toolbar allows you to search the page you are editing for a specific word, phrase, or string of text. To do so, click on the Search button and the Find/Replace dialogue box will open.

1. To find a string of text without replacing it, select the Find tab, and then

Enter the text you are searching for in the Find what field.
Select whether you want the search to move down through the document (toward the end) or up through the document (toward the beginning) from your current location.
Indicate if you wish the search to match the case (search for capital letters) by checking the checkbox.
Click [Find next] on the bottom left of the dialogue box.
To exit the search dialogue box, click [Cancel].

2. To find and replace a string of text, select the Replace tab, and then

Enter the text you are searching for in the Find what field.
Enter the text you would like to replace it with in the Replace with field.
Select whether you want the search to move down through the document (toward the end) or up through the document (toward the beginning) from your current location.
Indicate if you wish the search to match the case (search for capital letters) by checking the checkbox.
Click the [Find next] button on the bottom left of the dialogue box.
Click [Replace] to replace one instance if the text, or [Replace all] to replace all instances of the identified text.
To exit the search dialogue box, click [Cancel].

3.9.2.2.2. Search and Replace

The button to the right of the Search button on your toolbar is a short cut to the Find/Replace function. Clicking this button takes you directly to the the second tab (Replace) in the Find/Replace dialogue box described above.