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The Find and Replace dialog

You open the Find and Replace dialog box from either the:

You can configure your search coverage, view your results, replace results, or open a search result for more information.

To display the Find and Replace dialog box:

To search text:

  1. On the Edit menu in the Project Editor or Graphics Builder, click Find.
  2. In the Find box, type the text string you want to search for. The search is not case-sensitive, so it doesn't matter whether you enter lower- or uppercase letters.
  3. You can enter an entire string or a portion of the string you want to find. For example, typing BIT will return any string containing BIT, such as BIT_1, BITE, HABIT, HABITS, and so on. You cannot enter wildcard characters, but you can include special characters, as well as spaces if you want.

  4. Specify your search coverage using the Look in and Search options lists.
  5. Click Find. Search results appear in the results list when the search completes. The status text under the results list indicates the progress of the search.
  6. Note: When you start a search, the Find button changes to a Stop button you can use to exit the search. If you stop a search, a partial list of the results is displayed.

To replace text:

  1. On the Edit menu in the Project Editor or Graphics Builder, click Replace.
  2. In the Find box, type the text you want to search for.
  3. In the Replace with box, enter the replacement text.
  4. Specify your search coverage.
  5. Click Find.
  6. View the search results.
  7. Make your replacements using Replace or Replace All.