You can search for words or phrases in a document and specify
whether the results match the case, the exact search term, or both.
You can also replace a single instance of a search result or all search
results with a new word or phrase.
Procedure
- To search for a word or phrase in a document, follow these
steps:
- Click or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F.
The Find and Replace bar appears with the cursor
in the Find field.
- Type the word or phrase you are searching for in the Find field.
When you stop typing, the search results are highlighted in the body
text. The Find field displays the total number of results in addition
to the number in sequence of the result that is highlighted.
- Click the arrow buttons next to the Find field
to navigate between search results in the body text. The current result
is highlighted in a darker shade.
Tip: To search for results that exactly match the
case of your search term, click the Match Case button
in the Find and Replace bar. To search for results
that exactly match your search term, click Match Whole
Word.
- To replace search results with a new word or phrase, follow
these steps:
- Search for a word or phrase. All instances of that word
or phrase are highlighted in the body text.
- To replace one search result, use the arrow buttons
to navigate to the specific instance of the search term. The current
instance is highlighted in a darker shade.
- In the Replace with field of
the Find and Replace bar, type the word or phrase
with which you will replace the search term.
- Click Replace.
- To replace all instances of the search term, type the
new word or phrase into the Replace with field
and click Replace All.