User Guide

Searching documents 175
To use a saved search string in an extended search:
1 In the Extended Find or Extended Replace dialog box, click the arrow next to the
Find what box and select Open find text from the popup menu.
2 In the Open find text dialog box, select the search string to use and click Open.
Using basic search commands
You can perform a basic search or replace operation on the current document, even
if it is an untitled, unsaved document.
To search the current document:
1 Select Search > Find.
2 In the Find dialog box, in the Find what box, enter the search text.
The last 10 items are saved in the Find what drop-down list. You can select from
this list. You can also select text in the Editor to appear in the Find what box. For
details, see “Selecting search text” on page 174.
3 (Optional) Select the Match whole words, Match case, and Direction options.
To set more advanced options, perform an extended search on the current
document. For instructions, see “Performing an extended search” on page 176.
4 Click Find Next to sequentially highlight each match in the document.
5 If the search dialog box closes, you can press F3 to resume the search from the
current cursor position in the document.
To replace text in the current document:
1 Select Search > Replace.
2 In the Replace dialog box, in the Find what and Replace with boxes, enter the text
to find and the text to replace.
The last 10 items are saved in the Find what and Replace what drop-down lists.
You can select from these lists. You can also select text in the Editor to appear in
the Find what box. For details, see “Selecting search text” on page 174.
3 (Optional) Select the Match whole words, Match case, and Direction options.
To set more advanced options, perform an extended replace on the current
document. For instructions, see “Performing an extended search” on page 176.
4 Do either of the following:
• Click Replace to replace the first highlighted match and to highlight the next
match in the document.
• Click Replace All to replace all matches without reviewing them first.