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- | ======Find | + | ======Using Find and Replace====== |
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. | ||
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{{ : | {{ : | ||
- | A few that are used often in etext editing | + | A few that are used often in etext reformatting |
* '' | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
* '' | * '' | ||
* '' | * '' | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
- | Below are a few examples | + | <note tip>Word has a lot of options to find letters (^$) and numbers (^#) when using Find & Replace, but these only work with the wildcard option //off// (which it is by default). Only turn the wildcard option on if you're using [[public: |
+ | </ | ||
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+ | =====Advanced Find and Replace Using Wildcards===== | ||
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+ | You can also use wildcards for more advanced work. Learn more at the following links: | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | *[[http:// | ||
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+ | =====Problems and Solutions Using Find and Replace===== | ||
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+ | In this section you will find examples of different ways to use '' | ||
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+ | <note tip>If you don't see the solution to your problem on this page, go to the [[public: | ||
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+ | < | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
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+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | * Open '' | ||
+ | * Close '' | ||
+ | * Enter '' | ||
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+ | Note: This also finds acronyms and abbreviations, | ||
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+ | Here is a quick video demo: [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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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**: | ||
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+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
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+ | Find: '' | ||
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+ | Replace with: '' | ||
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+ | If that doesn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Find: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Replace with: '' | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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<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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'' | '' | ||
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'' | '' | ||
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</ | </ | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
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+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
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+ | '' | ||
+ | '' | ||
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+ | For more information see [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
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+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
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+ | To '' | ||
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+ | - Keep the '' | ||
+ | - Click on the '' | ||
+ | - Click on the '' | ||
+ | - Click on the '' | ||
+ | - Select the style for which you want to search. | ||
+ | - Click on '' | ||
+ | - Click on '' | ||
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+ | To '' | ||
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+ | - 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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+ | {{: | ||
+ | [[public: |