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public:nnels:etext:find-and-replace [2018/07/16 15:20] leah.brochu |
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- | A few that are used often in etext editing | + | A few that are used often in etext reformatting |
* '' | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
* '' | * '' | ||
* '' | * '' | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
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Below are a few examples of Find & Replace in use; please feel free to add more as you come across them or come up with them! | Below are a few examples of Find & Replace in use; please feel free to add more as you come across them or come up with them! | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | * Open '' | ||
+ | * Close '' | ||
+ | * Enter '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note: This also finds acronyms and abbreviations, | ||
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+ | Here is a quick video demo: [[https:// | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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Replace with: '' | Replace with: '' | ||
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+ | If that doesn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Find: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Replace with: '' | ||
+ | |||
In LibreOffice, | In LibreOffice, | ||
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---- | ---- | ||
+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Find: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Replace with: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | If that doesn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Find: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Replace with: '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
<WRAP center round box 80%> | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
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<WRAP center round box 60%> | <WRAP center round box 60%> | ||
- | {{: | + | {{z_archive: |
Find: ^# | Find: ^# | ||
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</ | </ | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | One additional instance in which you might need to remove section breaks can be found on the [[public: | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | '' | ||
+ | '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | For more information see [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP center round box 80%> | ||
+ | **PROBLEM**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **SOLUTION**: | ||
+ | |||
+ | To '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Keep the '' | ||
+ | - Click on the '' | ||
+ | - Click on the '' | ||
+ | - Click on the '' | ||
+ | - Select the style for which you want to search. | ||
+ | - Click on '' | ||
+ | - Click on '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | To '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | - Same directions as above for '' | ||
+ | - Repeat directions for '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ====== Q&A ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Q: I have a book that has a vast number of subheadings for each chapter, and the book itself is very long. Right now all the subheadings are set at H3, but should be H2. Is there a quick way to do this? Note: I can not delete Heading 3 Style. | ||
+ | ** | ||
+ | A: You can use Advanced Find and Replace to search for all text that is styled as Heading 3 and replace that with Heading 2. Here is a screenshot of how that Find & Replace looks on my Mac: | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
+ | [[public: |