PageStream allows you to search for a specific text string and, optionally, replace it with another text string. PageStream 4.0 and higher 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 Text Attributes
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.
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 Attributes
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