How to find and change text in the Current Document

To find and change text in the Current Document

Step 1.

• Choose the Edit tab from the menu bar and select Find.

Step 2.

• Do one of the following:

  1. Type or paste in the text that you want to find.
     

  2. Choose an item from a previous search at the search history list at the top of the Find pop-up menu.
     

  3. Select text in the document window. Drag it to the Find text box.

Previously used search strings that is appeared in the search history menu.

Step 3.

• Select options to customize your search:

1. Ignore Case allows you to search for matching text that begins with either uppercase or lowercase letters.

2. Word Only (Windows) or Entire Word (Mac OS) allows you to ignore search text embedded within a larger word.

3. Regular Expression lets you do wildcard searches and adds wildcard search options to the bottom of the Find pop-up menu.

4. From Top starts the search from the beginning.

5. Wrap Around restarts the search at the beginning after reaching the end of the document.

6. Backwards searches from the current cursor position toward the top of your document.

Step 4.

• To replace the text, click the symbol next to Replace. You can type in the text or choose an item from the search history list in the Replace pop-up menu.

Step 5.

• Click Find to start searching your document. Go-Live will highlight the first match.

Step 6.

• To continue searching:

  1. Click Find Next to continue the search.
     

  2. Click Replace to replace the text.
     

  3. Click Replace & Find to replace the text and search for the next occurrence.
     

  4. Click Replace All to automatically replace all related texts in the document.