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public:nnels:etext:find-and-replace [2018/07/26 11:46]
leah.brochu
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rachel.osolen
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-A few that are used often in etext editing are:+A few that are used often in etext reformatting are:
   * ''^p'' (Paragraph marker - ¶)   * ''^p'' (Paragraph marker - ¶)
 +  * ''^l'' (Newline Break - ↵)
 +  * ''^w'' (White/Blank Space)
   * ''^$'' (Any letter)   * ''^$'' (Any letter)
   * ''^#'' (Any digit)   * ''^#'' (Any digit)
 +  * [[http://accessinghigherground.org/handouts2013/HTCTU%20Alt%20Format%20Manuals/Formatting%20with%20Word/Old%20Material/Handouts/05%20Advanced%20Find%20and%20Replace%20in%20Microsoft%20Word.pdf|More]]
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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!
 +
 +----
 +
 +<WRAP center round box 80%>
 +**PROBLEM**: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. We have to [[public:nnels:etext:capitalization|change All Caps to Sentence Case or Capitalize Each Letter]]
 +
 +**SOLUTION**:
 +  * Open ''Advanced Find & Replace'' and turn on ''wild cards''.
 +  * Close ''Advanced Find & Replace''
 +  * Enter ''[A-Z]{2,}'' into the search bar and it will find all the all capital words.
 +
 +Note: This also finds acronyms and abbreviations, so you have to just scroll through all of the all cap instances and manually change any that are proper words and phrases into either Sentence case of Capitalize Each Word. You can also create a [[public:nnels:etext:keyboard-shortcuts|keyboard shortcut]] for change capitalization.
 +
 +Here is a quick video demo: [[https://somup.com/crl6bv0541]]
 +
 +</WRAP>
  
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 Replace with: ''^p'' Replace with: ''^p''
 +
 +If that doesn't work try:
 +
 +Find: ''^l''
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 +Replace with: ''^p''
 +
  
 In LibreOffice, replace all ''\n'' with ''\p'' to convert them to paragraphs. In LibreOffice, replace all ''\n'' with ''\p'' to convert them to paragraphs.
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 ---- ----
 +<WRAP center round box 80%>
 +**PROBLEM**: There are extra white/blank spaces in the document.
 +
 +**SOLUTION**: Find and remove all extra spaces and replace with a single space.
 +
 +Find: ''^w^w'' for double spaces ''^w^w^w'' for triple, and so on.
 +
 +Replace with: ''^w'' for a single space
 +
 +If that doesn't work try:
 +
 +Find: ''^032^032'' for double spaces ''^032^032^032'' for triple, and so on.
 +
 +Replace with: ''^032'' for a single space
 +
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +----
 +
  
 <WRAP center round box 80%> <WRAP center round box 80%>
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 <WRAP center round box 60%> <WRAP center round box 60%>
  
-{{:nnels:documentation:content:production:screen_shot_2015-08-06_at_6.10.55_pm.png?300|}}+{{z_archive:screen_shot_2015-08-06_at_6.10.55_pm.png?300|}}
  
 Find: ^#^pMacG_9781770494220_5p_all_r1.indd ^#^p10/27/14 11:56 AM^p Find: ^#^pMacG_9781770494220_5p_all_r1.indd ^#^p10/27/14 11:56 AM^p
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 ''Find'': ^b ''Find'': ^b
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 ''Replace'': [Leave blank] ''Replace'': [Leave blank]
  
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
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 +----
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 +<WRAP center round box 80%>
 +**PROBLEM**: Need to change a style in a large text, but don't want to search page-by-page for it.
 +
 +**SOLUTION**: Find and replace using the font settings in the advanced Find and Replace Box.
 +
 +''Find'': select the ''Format'' dropdown menu and select the font
 +''Replace'': select the ''Format'' dropdown menu and select the font
 +
 +For more information see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j92Py8J3qg|this video]] for more information
 +
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +----
 +
 +<WRAP center round box 80%>
 +**PROBLEM**: You need to find a specific applied style to edit.
 +
 +**SOLUTION**: You can either use Find to locate a style and change it manually with the style pane, or you can use Find & Replace.
 +
 +To ''Find'' a Style:
 +
 +  - Keep the ''Find'' box empty.
 +  - Click on the ''More'' button if it is available.
 +  - Click on the ''No Formatting'' button, if it is enabled.
 +  - Click on the ''Format'' button and select ''Style''
 +  - Select the style for which you want to search.
 +  - Click on ''OK''.
 +  - Click on ''Find Next''
 +
 +To ''Replace'' a style:
 +
 +  - Same directions as above for ''Find''
 +  - Repeat directions for ''Replace''
 +
 +</WRAP>
 +
  
 ====== Q&A ====== ====== Q&A ======
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