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Finding and Changing Text

1. Choose ''Find/Change'' from the ''Edit'' menu.

The ''Find/Change'' dialog box will appear.

2. Enter the text to find.

Type the search string into the ''Find'' text box. To change the found text, enter the new text into the ''Change'' text box.

The ''Find/Change'' feature has additional flexibility. Type the following codes to take advantage of the extra options:

• ?: Matches any character, e.g. Find Pa? would match Pam, Pat, Pan, etc.
  
• \\: Searches for \ (backslash character).
  
• \?: Searches for ? (question mark character).
  
• \nnnnn: Searches for Unicode character nnnnn.
  
• \t: Searches for tab.
  
• \n: Searches for new line.
  
• \p: Searches for new paragraph.

To insert a character not found on a standard keyboard, click the browse button to the right of the ''Find'' or ''Change'' string. The Insert Character dialog box will appear. Select the character from the list of characters, and choose ''OK''. Note: Selecting a different font in the ''Insert Character'' dialog box will not affect the search or replacement of the text.

3. Begin the search.

Choose whether to search the current article, page, chapter or document. Choose ''Whole Word'' when it is not part of a larger word. Choose ''Case Sensitive'' to find only the text which exactly matches the capitalization of the find string. Choose ''Ignore Accents'' to find text regardless of accented characters. Click ''Find'' to begin the search.

If PageStream finds the search string, it will select the first occurrence.

4. Decide whether to replace this occurrence or continue searching.

• To find the next occurrence: Click ''Find''.
  
• To change the current occurrence and find the next: Click ''Change''.
  
• To change all occurrences: Click ''Change All''.
  
• To stop searching: Click the close button in the dialog box.

You can close the ''Find/Change'' dialog box and continue to search for and replace text. Choose ''Find Again'' from the ''Edit'' menu to search for the next occurrence, or choose ''Change Again'' to replace the current occurrence and find the next one. This allows you to make changes quickly and to continue searching without using the mouse.

 

Finding and Changing Text  Sub-Section  url:PGSuser/findchange#anchor100133
  created:2006-04-15 21:18:43   last updated:2019-12-19 16:49:01
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