Finding and Replacing Content

To find and replace content:

  1. Follow the steps to open a file from section Opening Files.
  2. Select and open the desired project.
  3. Double-click the file for translation.

    The file appears in the Translation window as shown below.

    Figure 1. Translation—Find-Replace

  4. Click Find/Replace or press Ctrl+F.

    The Find/Replace dialog box appears.

  5. Enter the content to be found and replaced in the Find Next and Replace with fields.

    Search arguments can include non-breaking spaces.

  6. Click More to select the Direction and the Options for the Find and Replace action. Options are the same on the Find tab, and on the Replace tab.

    Option

    Description

    Backward

    Search from that point backward.

    Forward

    Search from that point forward.

    Ignore Case

    Search for all instances of the word or phrase in upper and lower case.

    Whole Words Only

    Search for all instances of the whole word.

    Ignore non-breaking space

    Search for all instances of the word or phrase, including non-breaking spaces.

    Search Source

    Search for all instances of the word or phrase in the source.

    Search Target

    Search for all instances of the word or phrase in the target segment.

    Search Through Open Files

    Search for all instances of the word or phrase through all currently open files.

  7. Click Find to find the first instance of the content or click Replace All to replace all instances.
  8. Click:
    • Replace to replace the searched content and find the next instance

    • Or, click Replace to replace the found content only