Searching and replacing

You can search a document for a specific term using the ribbon command Home | Search .

It is even possible to search for formatting – for example, for all passages in bold print. For more information, see Searching/replacing formatting.

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You perform a text search as follows:

1.	Choose the ribbon command Home \| Search .

Note: If the sidebar is enabled, you must click on the command Home | Search a second time in order to open the above dialog box (or press Ctrl+F). Alternatively, you can work with the search function in the sidebar. For more information, see Searching with the sidebar.

2.	Under Search for in the dialog box, enter the text for which you want to search.

3.	Enable the desired search options (see Advanced search options) if required.

4.	Click on the Search button to start the search.

When Write finds the search text, it jumps to its position in the document and selects it.

You now have the following options:

A.	You can click on Search again to proceed to the next occurrence of the search text.

B.	You can close the dialog box by choosing Close.

It is not only possible to search for a specific text, but you can also replace it with something else. For more information, see the next section.