Using Advanced Find and Replace

Use the Replace command to find and replace specific text in your chart.

To replace text in chart boxes:

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

2        Enter the search string in the Find What field.

3        Enter the replacement string in the Replace With field.

4        Click More. The expanded Find and Replace dialog box is displayed.

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·         Define the Replace Options:

·       Limit the replace operation to a single field by selecting from the Replace In drop-down list.  To replace a blank field select the Replace blank fields checkbox.

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

·       Select Whole Word Only to find only complete words that match the Find What field entries.

·         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.

5        Start your find and replace as follows:

·         Click Replace All to replace all instances of the old text with the new text.

·         Click Replace to replace the current instance and continue to the next instance.

·         Click Find Next to find the next instance of the text.

6        Repeat previous step until the message Search Completed is displayed, or click Close to stop the search at any point.0