Find and Replace Text

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Find and Replace Text

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Concept

Procedure

To replace text using the Find and Replace Dialog box

1. Click Annotate tab Text panel Find Text.
2. In Find What, enter the text you want to find.
3. In Find Where, specify the parts of the drawing to search, or click the Select Objects button to select one or more text objects.
4. Click the Expand Find Options button to specify search options and text types for the specified text.
5. In Replace With, enter the text with which you want to replace the found text.
6. Click Find.
7. Use one of the following options to view the results of your search:
   • To list all results in a table, click the List Results check box.
   • To zoom to and highlight each result individually, leave the List Results check box unchecked.
8. Use one of the following methods to replace text:
   • To replace only the found instance of the text string, click Replace.
   • To replace all instances of the text in Find Text String, click Replace All.
   • If search results have been listed in a table using the List Results option, then you can select certain results in the list by pressing Click + CTRL. Alternately, you can select a range of results in the list by pressing Shift + Click.
9. Click Close.

 Toolbar: Text Formatting

 Command entry: FIND