Finding and Replacing Content

Text in translated content can be searched for and replaced using the find and replace option.

To find and replace text in a file from the Translation tab:

  1. Go to the Projects list tab (refer to Opening Projects).
  2. Select and open the project.
  3. Click the Edit tab.

    The Edit tab opens as shown.

    Figure 1. Edit Tab

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

    The Find/Replace dialog box appears as shown.

    Figure 2. Find/Replace Dialog

  5. Under the Find tab, enter the text to be found in the Find What: field.

    Search arguments can include non-breaking spaces.

  6. Click Find Next repeatedly to move through all occurrences of the term.

    Select Reading Highlight to toggle the highlighted term in the submission.

    Figure 3. Find/Replace Dialog—Reading Highlight

Replace Tab Option:

To replace terms, select the Replace tab as described in the following step.

Figure 4. Replace Tab Dialog

  1. Click:
    • Replace, to replace the found content only.

    • Replace All, to replace the found instance and all other instances.

    • Find Next, to move to the next occurrence of the term.

More Options:

Option

Description

Backward

Search from cursor location to file beginning.

Forward

Search from cursor location to file end.

Ignore Case

Search for all instances of the word or phrase without considering case.

Whole Words Only

Search for all instances of only whole word matches.

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 only.

Search Target

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

Search Through Open Files

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

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