FIND & REPLACE WORDS

Find and Replace

If you need to find a particular word or phrase in your document, you can use the Find command. This command is especially useful when you are working with large files. If you want to search the entire document, simply execute the Find command. If you want to limit your search to a selected area, select that area and then execute the Find command.

After you find the word or phrase you are searching for, you can replace it with new text by executing the Replace command.

Use Find with the Ribbon

·          Type the following: 
Monica is from Easton. She lives on the east side of town. Her daughter attends Eastern High School.

·          Select: "Monica is from Easton. She lives on the east side of town. Her daughter attends Eastern High School."

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click Find in the Editing group. A menu appears.

·          Click the Find option on the menu. The Find and Replace dialog box appears.

·          Type east in the Find What field.

·          Click Find Next. 
Note that the "East" in Easton is highlighted.

·          Click Find Next again. 
Note that "east" is highlighted.

·          Click Find Next again. 
Note that the "East" in Eastern is highlighted.

·          Click Find Next. The following message should appear: "Word has finished searching the selection. Do you want to search the remainder of the document?"

·          Click No.

·          Click Cancel.

Alternate Method—Find with Keys

·          Select: "Monica is from Easton. She lives on the east side of town. Her daughter attends Eastern High School."

·          Press Ctrl+f.

·          Follow steps 6 through 12 in the preceding section.

Use Replace with the Ribbon

·          Select "Monica is from Easton. She lives on the east side of town. Her daughter attends Eastern High School."

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click Replace in the Editing group. The Find and Replace dialog box appears.

·          Type east in the Find What box.

·          Type west in the Replace With box.

·          Click Find Next. The East in Easton is highlighted.

·          Click Replace. Word replaces the "East" in "Easton" with "West" and then highlights the word "east."

·          Click Replace. Word replaces the word "east" with "west" and then highlights the word "Eastern."

·          Click Close. Do not replace the "East" in "Eastern" with "West."

·          Your text should now read, 
"Monica is from Weston. She lives on the west side of town. Her daughter attends Eastern High School."

Alternate Method—Replace with Keys

·          Select "Monica is from Easton. She lives on the west side of town. Her daughter attends Western High School."

·          Press Ctrl+h.

·          Follow steps 4 through 11 in the preceding section.

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