Finding and replacing text in a word document or PDF file makes it easier to locate and change words all at once. Replacing Text in Word| Replacing Text in a PDF| MS Word instructions for Mac/other Replacing Text in Word 1. Open up the document in Microsoft Word 2. On the Home tab, click Replace in the Editing group 3. Microsoft Word 2013 has an extensive Find and Replace utility that can help streamline the editing process in your documents. Not only can you find all instances of a word, letter or phrase in a document and replace them, you can find text by its font or style.
. Click in the, then choose Show Find & Replace. In the search field, enter the word or phrase you want to find. Matches are highlighted as you enter text. To find words that match the capitalization you specify, or to restrict search results to the whole words you entered, click, then choose Whole Words or Match Case (or both). Click the arrow buttons to find the next or previous match. In a table cell, Pages matches only the value that’s displayed, not the underlying value or formula.
For example, if a recipe calls for “1/2 cup,” a search for “0.5” has no matches. To see or clear recent searches, click the magnifying glass in the search field. Important: If you leave the Replace field blank, all instances of the text are deleted when you replace the found text. Use the buttons at the bottom of the Find & Replace window to review and change the text matches:. Replace All: Replaces all text matches with the replacement text. Replace & Find: Replaces the selected match and moves to the next. Replace: Replaces the selected match with the replacement text but doesn’t move to the next match.
Previous and Next arrows: Move to the previous or next match without making a change. Replacing a table value updates both the displayed value and the underlying value. For example, if you replace “1/2” with “1/3,” the underlying value changes from “0.5” to “0.333333.” You can’t replace matching text in table cells that contain a formula.
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2h 23m 32s. 1,896 viewers. Course Transcript Another more advanced way to format text is with the Find and Replace dialog.
You can instruct Word to find text you specify and replace that text with formatted text. This is probably not something you do every day but it definitely has its uses. Say for example that Two Trees Olive Oil Company always displays its company name in bold, olive green, Calibri font, small caps. It will be much easier to let Word find all occurrences of Two Trees in the document and format it for us. So, let's give that a try. We'll start by pulling down the Edit menu, going down to Find, and then choosing Advanced Find and Replace. That brings up the Find and Replace dialog.
Click the Replace button and then click this disclosure triangle to expand the dialog so it looks like this. Now, the first thing we want to do is tell it what text to find and what to replace it with. That's going to be the same in both of these boxes. This is the words Two Trees. Now, be sure to enter the text exactly as it would. Practice while you learn with exercise files.
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Watch this course anytime, anywhere. Course Contents. Introduction Introduction.
1. Understanding the Word Interface 1. Understanding the Word Interface. 2. Working with Files 2. Working with Files.
3. Learning the Basics of Text Entry 3. Learning the Basics of Text Entry. 4. Learning the Basics of Text Editing 4. Learning the Basics of Text Editing.
5. Formatting Text Characters 5. Formatting Text Characters. 6.
Formatting Paragraphs 6. Formatting Paragraphs. 7.
Working with Tab Tables 7. Working with Tab Tables. 8. Using Styles 8. Using Styles. 9.
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Using Other Text Formatting Techniques 9. Using Other Text Formatting Techniques. 10. Formatting Documents and Sections 10. Formatting Documents and Sections. 11. Adding Headers and Footers 11.
Adding Headers and Footers. 12. Working with Cell Tables 12.
Working with Cell Tables. 13. Using Borders and Shading 13.
Using Borders and Shading. 14. Working with Multimedia Elements 14. Working with Multimedia Elements.
15. Using Automatic Text Features 15. Using Automatic Text Features. 16.
Working with Outlines 16. Working with Outlines. 17. Using Word's Writing Tools 17. Using Word's Writing Tools.
18. Working with Other Users in Word 18.
Working with Other Users in Word. 19.
Creating Letters, Envelopes, and Labels 19. Creating Letters, Envelopes, and Labels.
20. Controlling Privacy and Security 20. Controlling Privacy and Security. 21. Printing Documents 21. Printing Documents. 22.
Using Macros 22. Using Macros. 23. Customizing Word 23. Customizing Word.
Conclusion Conclusion.