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Selected text: Select to find matching text only within a text block you select. The text must be
selected before you run the search.
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Forward: Select to search the script forward, from the location of the cursor or from the beginning
of the script, depending on what you choose as the origin (From cursor begins where the cursor
is currently located in the script, Entire scope begins from the beginning of the script or beginning
of script selection). If you limit the scope to selected text, you move forward only within the
selection. When the search reaches the end of the script or script selection, the search finishes. It
does not loop back to the beginning.
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Backward: Select to search the script backward, from the location of the cursor or from the end of
the script, depending on what you choose for the origin (From cursor begins where the cursor is
currently located in the script, Entire scope begins from the beginning of the script or beginning of
script selection). If you limit the scope to selected text, you move backward only within the script
selection. When the search reaches the beginning of the script or script selection, the search
finishes. It does not loop back to the beginning.
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From cursor: Select to start the search from the position of the cursor.
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Entire scope: Select to search either the entire script, or a script selection. The scope
corresponds to a script selection if you make a selection before executing the Find.
3. Do one of the following:
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Click OK to replace the first string encountered. If you selected Prompt on replace, a dialog box
opens to ask you whether to proceed with the replacement. You can OK to replace the first string
only, or you can click All to replace that string as well as every other string that matches the
replacement settings.
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Click Replace All to replace all the strings that match the replacement settings.
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To find and replace the next matching string, choose Search | Find Again or press F3. Once again, if
you selected Prompt on replace, a dialog box opens to ask you whether to proceed with the
replacement. You can OK to replace that string only, or you can click All to replace that string as well
as every other string that matches the replacement settings.
Go to a Line in a Script
The Go To Line dialog box lets you jump to a specific line within your script. It works whether or not the line
number are displayed on the left side of the editor window (to know how to toggle the line number display
settings, See "Editor Options" on page658).