Using Advanced Find

You can search for every occurrence of strings based on a set of conditions.

To perform an advanced find:

1        Click the Home tab and select Replace from the Editing section. The Find and Replace dialog box is displayed.

2        Select the Advanced Find button.

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3        Define the first search criteria expression by selecting from the Field Name and Comparison drop-down lists. Then enter the search string in the Contents field.

4        Define any additional search criteria in the second and subsequent lines by selecting the And/OR search condition for each line.

5        Select Match Case to find only words that are capitalized the same way as the text in the Contents field.

6        Select Whole Word Only to find only complete words that match the Contents field entries.

7        In the Search where area, select from the following options:

·         Entire Chart: Searches the entire chart.

·         Active sub-chart: Confines the search to the currently displayed sub-chart.

·         Selection: Confines the search to the selected boxes.

8        Select the search mode:

Select All Matching Boxes: Select all the boxes that contain the search string.

Go to First Matching Box: Selects the first box that contains the search string.

9        Depending on the selected search mode, click Find Next or Find All. You can continue to click Find Next until you reach the bottom of the chart or you find the desired box.0