Finding and changing text
Use the Text tab in the Find palette to search for specific text or char-
acters in selected text objects and entire documents. You can replace
or delete found text selections one at a time or all at once (see Text
search options, page 27.520).
The Text tab also lets you search for text with specific font, size, and
style attributes, and change the attributes of found text.
To find and change text
1
Choose Edit > Find to open the Find palette. Click the Text tab
to select it. To search for text, type the text in the Find box or select
a special text character. You can specify that you want to find only
whole words, or text matching the capitalization (case) of the Find
text.
2
If you want to replace found text or characters, type the
replacement text in the Change To box or select a special text char-
acter. When the Change To box contains at least one character
(including a space), the Change All button is available.
3
Click Find to locate the first occurrence of the specified item.
If one or more text objects are selected, Canvas searches the text
contained in the first selected object. If no text objects are selected,
Canvas searches the entire document.
4
If Canvas finds the specified item, it highlights the text or char-
acter in the document. You can click Find to search for the next
occurrence of the specified text. If the Change To box contains
replacement text or a special character, the Change button is avail-
able. Click Change to replace the highlighted item with the Change
To text or special character.
5
To continue searching, click Find. Repeat the previous step if
Canvas finds another occurrence of the search item. When Canvas
completes the operation, it displays a message. Click OK in the
message box to continue.
Note: You can click Change All to replace all occurrences of the Find
text or special character with the text in the Change To box, without
first clicking Find.