Finding and Replacing Text

 

Step-by-Step Directions.

These directions will help you find (and replace) text within the currently opened document. In addition to document wide find and replace searches, you can also search entire websites or use the Find and Replace SuperTool to search entire directories.

To Find Text:

  1. First, do one of the following:

  1. In the Find What box, enter the text you want to find.

  2. Click Find Next to find the first instance of the text to search for.

  3. Repeat step 3 if you wish to find further instances of the text or click Cancel if you want to discontinue the search.

To Replace Text:

  1. First, do one of the following:

  1. In the Find What box, enter the text you want to find ("search text").

  2. In the Replace With box, enter the text you want to replace with the search text ("replace text").

  3. Click Find Next to find the first instance of the text to search for.

  4. Do one of the following:

 

NOTE

  • The text is searched from where your cursor is located within your document, so to search the entire document, make sure the cursor is at the top of the page You can do this by pressing <Ctrl + Home>.