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{{Documentation/Tip|If you click '''Find All''', Writer selects all instances of the search text in the document. Similarly, if you click '''Replace All''' button, Writer will replace all matches.}} | {{Documentation/Tip|If you click '''Find All''', Writer selects all instances of the search text in the document. Similarly, if you click '''Replace All''' button, Writer will replace all matches.}} | ||
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Revision as of 06:38, 12 July 2018
To display the Find & Replace dialog box, use the keyboard shortcut Control+F or select Edit > Find & Replace.
- Type the text you want to find in the Search for box.
- To replace the text with different text, type the new text in the Replace with box.
- You can select various options, such as matching the case, matching whole words only, or doing a search for similar words. (See below for some other choices.)
- When you have set up your search, click Find. To replace text, click Replace instead.