Using find and replace

The Editor includes a find & replace function which allows you to find and replace content in the current document.

How to find or replace text in your document

Click on Edit>Find in the upper toolbar or use the Ctrl + F keyboard shortcut to bring up the Find and Replace dialogue box.
Type the text that you want to find into the Search for field.
If you want to replace the found text, then enter the replacement text in the Replace with field.

The number of results that are found in the document are shown on the right side in this field and each match is also highlighted in the editor. The highlights for the results in the editor are persistent while the Find/Replace window is open. When you close the window, the highlights disappear.

To replace text one occurrence at a time, Use the Find Next or Find Previous buttons (the up and down arrows) to go to the occurrence you want (you can also use the down arrow and up arrow on your keyboard) and click Replace.

To replace all text in one go, click Replace All.

Selecting the Match case option will result in the find operation only finding results that match the search text and have the same letter case.

Selecting the Whole words option will result in the find operation only finding results which are whole words and match the search text.

Hints and tips

The ‘Find/Replace’ pop-up window can be moved by clicking on the grey banner at the top and moving it to your desired location. It is also resizable by clicking on the bottom-right corner and resizing it according to your preferred view.
If you select text in the editor and then open the Find/Replace dialogue box, the Search for field will automatically be populated with the selected text.
The Match case and Whole words options are persistent in your current editing session, so will be remembered if you close the Find/Replace dialogue box and reopen it later.