Use the Find and Replace dialog box to find and replace text. This dialog box is made up of two tabs.
To display this dialog box, select Edit > Find or Edit > Replace from the menu bar in the Editor view or the Translation Memories view.
In the Editor view you can search both the source and target segments but you cannot update the text in source segments.
In the Translation Memories view you can search source and target segments and you can also replace text in source and target segments.
The Find tab is where you can find text.
Click here for step-by-step instructions in the Editor view.
Click here for step-by-step instructions in the Translation Memories view.
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Description |
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Find what |
The search text. |
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Look in |
Selection - When this option is selected, only the text or segments you selected are searched. Current Document - When this option is selected, all of the active document or active translation memory is searched. |
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Source Target |
Select an option to indicate whether source or target segments should be searched. |
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Find options |
Expand or contract this to show/hide further options. |
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Match case |
When this option is selected, the search will distinguish between uppercase and lowercase. |
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Match whole word |
When this option is selected, the search will find the whole word only. |
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Search Up |
Select this to search backwards (towards the beginning of the document) from the current cursor point. |
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Use |
Wildcards - When this option is selected, you can use wildcards in your search criteria.
For example, searching for ' tea*coffee' would match: 'tea and coffee' 'tea or coffee' 'tea, coffee'
Regular Expressions - When this option is selected, you can use regular expressions in your search criteria. For example, you could search segments that contain email addresses in the text. Regular expressions are used to search text for all occurrences of a particular sequence, or pattern, of characters. They differ from standard search tools because they use special metacharacters. Metacharacters enable you to create a single regular expression that will find all occurrences of a basic pattern and also specific variations of the pattern. This tool is for users who know how to create and use regular expressions. |
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Find Next |
Click this to find the next instance of your search text.
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Close |
Click this to stop searching for text and to close the Find and Replace dialog box. |
The Replace tab is where you find and replace text.
Click here for step-by-step instructions in the Editor view.
Click here for step-by-step instructions in the Translation Memories view.
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Description |
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Find what |
The search text. |
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Replace with |
The text with which you want to replace the existing text. |
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Look in |
Selection - When this option is selected, only the text or segments you selected are searched. Current Document - When this option is selected, all of the active document or active translation memory is searched. |
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Source |
When this option is selected, only the source segment text is searched.
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Target |
When this option is selected, only the target segment text is searched. |
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Find options |
Expand or contract this to show/hide further options. |
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Match case |
When this option is selected, the search will distinguish between uppercase and lowercase. |
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Match whole word |
When this option is selected, the search will find the whole word only. |
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Search up |
Select this to search backwards (towards the beginning of the document) from the current cursor point. |
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Use |
Wildcards - When this option is selected, you can use wildcards in your search criteria.
For example, searching for ' tea*coffee' would match: 'tea and coffee' 'tea or coffee' 'tea, coffee'
Regular Expressions - When this option is selected, you can use regular expressions in your search criteria. |
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Find Next |
Click this to find the next instance of your search text. |
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Replace |
Click this to replace the search text in your document with the text in this box and to find the next instance of your search text. |
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Replace All |
Click this if you want all replacements to be made automatically without you being asked to authorize each one individually. |
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Close |
Click this to stop searching for text and to close the Find and Replace dialog box. |
How to Find Text in the Editor View
How to Find and Replace Text in the Editor View
How to Find and Replace Text in the Translation Memories View