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PageStream allows you to search for a specific text string and, optionally, replace it with another text string. PageStream also allows you to find and replace text attributes. You can search within a selected range of text, in an article, or throughout a document.
Finding and Replacing Text |
Finding
and Replacing Text1. Choose Find/Change from the Edit menu.
The Find/Change dialog box will appear.
2. Enter the text to find.
Type the search string into the Find text box. To change the found text, enter the new text into the Change text box.
The Find/Change feature has additional flexibility. Type the following codes to take advantage of the extra options:
- ?: Matches any character, e.g. Find Pa? would match Pam, Pat, Pan, etc.
- \\: Searches for \ (backslash character).
- \nnnnn: Searches for Unicode character nnnnn.
- \t: Searches for tab.
- \n: Searches for new line.
- \p: Searches for new paragraph.
To insert a character not found on a standard keyboard, click the browse button to the right of the Find or Change string. The Insert Character dialog box will appear. Select the character from the list of characters, and choose OK. Note: Selecting a different font in the Insert Character dialog box will not affect the search or replacement of the text.
3. Begin the search.
Choose whether to search the current article, page, chapter or document. Choose whole words when it is not part of a larger word. Choose case sensitive to find only the text which exactly matches the capitalization of the find string. Choose Ignore Accents to find text regardless of accented characters. Click Find to begin the search.
If PageStream finds the search string, it will select the first occurrence.
4. Decide whether to replace this occurrence or continue searching.
- To find the next occurrence: Click Find.
- To change the current occurrence and find the next: Click Change.
- To change all occurrences: Click Change All.
- To stop searching: Click the close button in the dialog box.
Find againYou can close the Find/Change dialog box and continue to search for and replace text. Choose Find Again from the Edit menu to search for the next occurrence, or choose Change Again to replace the current occurrence and find the next one. This allows you to make changes quickly and to continue searching without using the mouse.
Finding
and Replacing Text Attributes1. Choose Find/Change Attributes from the Edit menu.
The Find/Change Attributes dialog box will appear.
2. Define the text attributes to find.
Click the Edit button to the right of the Find text display box. The Attributes dialog box will appear. Enter the attributes you want to find in the text.
To clear the attributes list in the Find text display box, click the Clear button to the right of the Find text display box.
3. Define the text attributes to set.
Click the Edit button to the right of the Change text display box. The Attributes dialog box will appear. Enter the attributes you want to apply to the text that matches the attributes listed in the Find text display box.
To clear the attributes list in the Change text display box, click the Clear button to the right of the Change text display box.
4. Set the search range.
Choose whether to search the current article, page, chapter or document.
4. Click Change.
If PageStream finds any text whose attributes include all of the attributes listed in the Find text display box, in the range choosen in the Search pop-up menu, that text will be hilighted. The hilight may include multiple selections of text. Any attributes listed in the Change text display box will be applied to that text. When complete, the matching text will still be selected. If no attributes are selected in the Change text display box, the text matching the attributes listed in the Find text display box will still be selected.
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