Searching and replacing

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Searching and replacing

This chapter explains the functions for searching and replacing text and formatting.

Search and replace

You can use the ribbon command Home | Search to search for terms in the text or use the ribbon command Home | Replace to replace them with other terms.
If, for example, a text contained several occurrences of the name "Smith" misspelled as "Smyth", you could direct TextMaker to replace all occurrences of "Smyth" with "Smith".
If necessary, you can use Advanced search options to define your search more specifically. You can also search and replace formatting, such as character or paragraph formatting.

Bookmarks

Bookmarks provide another way of quickly finding specific points in the document. To do so, you set a bookmark at the desired point in the document and give it a name. You can now jump to such points in the document at any time by choosing the ribbon command Home | Go to. You can insert as many bookmarks as you like in a document.

The command Go to

The command Go to also allows you to scroll to specific points in the document – for example, to a specific page, a specific chapter, a specific object, etc.

Searching with the sidebar

In addition to the ribbon command Home | Search for searching for terms in the text, there is another option whereby you enable the sidebar and use the search function integrated there.

Navigating with the sidebar

You can navigate quickly and directly in the document map in a document by enabling the sidebar. This displays all headings, bookmarks, objects, etc. on the right edge of the window. Simply click with the mouse to jump to the corresponding point in the document.

See the following pages for more information.

Tip: Using shortcut keys

The following shortcut keys are available for the search and replace functions:

Command

 

Windows/Linux

 

Mac

Search

 

Ctrl+F

 

Cmd+F

Replace

 

Ctrl+H

 

Cmd+H

Search again

 

F3

 

F3

Go to

 

F5 or Ctrl+G

 

F5 or Cmd+G

Note: If the sidebar is enabled, Ctrl+F / Cmd+F initially opens the search function in the sidebar rather than in the dialog box. If you use the key combination a second time, you will finally reach the dialog box.