Difference between revisions of "Finding and replacing text and formatting"
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# When you have set up your search, click '''Find'''. To replace text, click '''Replace''' instead. | # When you have set up your search, click '''Find'''. To replace text, click '''Replace''' instead. | ||
− | : [[Image:FindReplace1.png|Find & Replace dialog]] | + | : [[Image:FindReplace1.png|thumb|none|500px|The Find & Replace dialog.]] |
− | + | {{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/Caution|Use '''Replace All''' with caution; otherwise, you may end up with some hilarious (and highly embarrassing) mistakes. A mistake with '''Replace All''' might require a manual, word-by-word search to fix.}} |
Revision as of 06:09, 9 November 2007
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.