Find and Replace

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Find

To find a phrase/word in the text you should press CKEditor find.png button on the toolbar. A popup window called "Find and Replace" will appear:

CKEditor find window.png

  • Find what: in this field you place the phrase/word you would like to find.
  • Match case: if you check this option the program will find only the text with the exact cases like e.g. aLberT
  • Match whole word: if you check this option the program will only look for a whole word. It will not look for a phrase.
  • Match cyclic: if you check this option, when the program reaches the end of the text it begins searching from the top of the text.

After deciding what options you want to use just press "Find" and the program will highlight the phrase/word it found. If you press "Find" again the program will find the next phrase/word matching to your request.

Replace

To replace a phrase/word in your text press File:CKEditor find replace..png button on the toolbar. A popup window will appear:

CKEditor replace window.png

  • Find what: in this field you place the phrase/word you want to find
  • Replace with: in this field you place the phrase/word you want to replace your text with.
  • Match case: if you check this option the program will find only the text with the exact cases like e.g. aLberT
  • Match whole word: if you check this option the program will only look for a whole word. It won't look for a phrase.
  • Match cyclic: if you check this option when the program reaches the end of the text it will start to search from the top of the text.


If you want to replace only one phrase/word press "Replace". The program will firstly find your text and highlight it. Than you should press the "Replace" button again in order to go on with the replacement.

If you want to replace all the phrases/words press "Replace All".