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Microsoft Word's Find & Replace function is a powerful feature that can be used in a variety of ways while e-text editing. | Microsoft Word's Find & Replace function is a powerful feature that can be used in a variety of ways while e-text editing. | ||
+ | You can use it to search for words and phrases, and increase precision by using the included options (i.e., Whole word only, ignore case, etc.). You can also search for patterns of text by searching for special characters in addition to text. You can access the codes for these special characters by selecting the item from the drop-down menu in the '' | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
- | Below are a few examples of it in use; please feel free to add more as you come across them or come up with them! | + | A few that are used often in etext reformatting are: |
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
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+ | Below are a few examples of Find & Replace | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | * Open '' | ||
+ | * Close '' | ||
+ | * Enter '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note: This also finds acronyms and abbreviations, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Here is a quick video demo: [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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Since all of the matches are listed in the sidebar, you will be able to go through each one and see which ones need fixing and which ones can be left alone. | Since all of the matches are listed in the sidebar, you will be able to go through each one and see which ones need fixing and which ones can be left alone. | ||
- | This is not a perfect solution; it is impossible to be aware of every possible error that OCR might make from an older PDF, but it can help streamline some parts of the process. Scanning the entire text will still be necessary (like for the " | + | This is not a perfect solution; it is impossible to be aware of every possible error that OCR might make from an older PDF, but it can help streamline some parts of the process. Scanning the entire text will still be necessary (like for the " |
</ | </ | ||
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Replace with: '' | Replace with: '' | ||
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+ | If that doesn' | ||
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+ | Find: '' | ||
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+ | Replace with: '' | ||
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In LibreOffice, | In LibreOffice, | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Find: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Replace with: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | If that doesn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Find: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Replace with: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
<WRAP center round box 80%> | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
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<WRAP center round box 60%> | <WRAP center round box 60%> | ||
- | {{: | + | {{z_archive: |
Find: ^# | Find: ^# | ||
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</ | </ | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | '' | ||
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+ | '' | ||
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+ | One additional instance in which you might need to remove section breaks can be found on the [[public: | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | '' | ||
+ | '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | For more information see [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
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+ | To '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Keep the '' | ||
+ | - Click on the '' | ||
+ | - Click on the '' | ||
+ | - Click on the '' | ||
+ | - Select the style for which you want to search. | ||
+ | - Click on '' | ||
+ | - Click on '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | To '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Same directions as above for '' | ||
+ | - Repeat directions for '' | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | |||
+ | ====== Q&A ====== | ||
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+ | **Q: I have a book that has a vast number of subheadings for each chapter, and the book itself is very long. Right now all the subheadings are set at H3, but should be H2. Is there a quick way to do this? Note: I can not delete Heading 3 Style. | ||
+ | ** | ||
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+ | A: You can use Advanced Find and Replace to search for all text that is styled as Heading 3 and replace that with Heading 2. Here is a screenshot of how that Find & Replace looks on my Mac: | ||
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+ | {{: | ||