Using Type > Setting precise type specifications > Selecting, finding, and replacing type attributes

 

Selecting, finding, and replacing type attributes

You can select or find and replace font, style, and point size attributes, using the Select or Find and Replace options in the Find & Replace Graphics dialog box.

To find and replace text, you use the Find Text panel; see Finding and replacing text. For more information on Find & Replace Graphics options, see Finding and replacing graphics.

To select type attributes:

1

Do one of the following to display the Find & Replace Graphics panel:

Choose Edit > Find & Replace > Graphics.

Click the Find Graphics button in the Main toolbar.

2

In the Find & Replace Graphics dialog box, click the Select tab.

3

Choose Font from the Attribute pop-up menu.

4

For Search, choose an option to define the scope of the search—Selection, Page, or Document.

5

If you chose Selection in step 4, select Add to Selection to add text with specified attributes to a current selection. If you chose Page or Document in step 4, select Remove from Selection to deselect text with specified attributes from a current selection.

6

Choose a font from the font menu. To select all fonts in a document, choose Any Font.

7

Choose a style from the style menu. To select fonts in all styles, choose Any Style.

8

Enter values in the Min. and Max. text boxes for a range of type sizes to select. To select a specific point size, enter a value in the Min. text box only. To select all type sizes, clear the Min. and Max. text boxes.

9

Click Find.

The number of objects selected appears in the lower left corner of the panel.

To find and replace type attributes:

1

Do one of the following to display the Find & Replace Graphics panel:

Choose Edit > Find & Replace > Graphics.

Click the Find Graphics button in the Main toolbar.

2

In the Find & Replace Graphics dialog box, click the Find & Replace tab.

3

Choose Font from the Attribute pop-up menu.

4

For Change In, choose an option to define the scope of the search—Selection, Page, or Document.

5

Under From, choose a font from the font menu. To search all fonts in a document, choose Any Font.

6

Choose a style from the style menu. To search fonts in all styles, choose Any Style.

7

Enter values in the Min. and Max. text boxes to specify a range of type sizes to search. To search for a specific point size, enter a value in the Min. text box only. To search all type sizes, clear the Min. and Max. text boxes.

8

Under To, choose a font from the font menu to determine what the original font will be changed to. To keep the font the same and change style or type size only, choose No Change.

9

Choose a style from the style menu. To keep the style unchanged, choose No Change.

10

Enter a value for Change to determine the type size that the original type will be changed to. To keep the type size the same, clear the Change text box.

11

Click Change.

The number of objects changed appears in the lower left corner of the panel.