Operation Manual

Using the Find toolbar
If the Find toolbar is not visible, you can display it by choosing View > Toolbars > Find from the
menu bar or by pressing Ctrl+F. The Find toolbar is shown docked at the bottom of the LibreOffice
window (just above the Status Bar) in Figure 70, but you can float it or dock it in another location.
For more information on floating and docking toolbars, see Chapter 1, Introducing LibreOffice.
Figure 70: Docked position of Find toolbar
To use the Find toolbar, click in the box and type your search text, then press Enter to find the next
occurrence of that term. Click the Find Next or Find Previous buttons as needed. Clicking the
binocular icon opens the Find and Replace dialog.
Using the Find & Replace dialog
To display the Find & Replace dialog, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H or choose Edit > Find &
Replace from the menu bar. Optionally, click the More Options button to expand the dialog; the
button changes to Fewer Options.
Figure 71: Expanded Find & Replace dialog
To use the Find & Replace dialog:
1) Type the text you want to find in the Search for box.
2) To replace the text with different text, type the new text in the Replace with box.
3) You can select various options such as matching the case, matching whole words only, or
doing a search for similar words.
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