Finding and Replacing Content

Text in translated content can be searched for and replaced using the Find / 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 appears.

  4. Click Find/Replace.

    The Find/Replace dialog box appears.

  5. Under the Find tab, enter the search text in the Find What: field.
      Note:

    Search arguments can include non-breaking spaces.

  6. Click Find Next repeatedly to move through all occurrences of the term.
  7. Select Reading Highlight to toggle the highlighted term in the submission.

    Find/Replace dialog box.

Replace Tab Option:

  1. Select the Replace tab to replace terms.
  2. Enter the find text and replacement text.
  3. Click one of the following:
    • Replace, to replace the found content only

    • Replace All, to replace the found content and all other instances of that content

    • Find Next, to move to the next instance of the term

    Replacing text in Find/Replace dialog box.

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 a word or phrase ignoring case.

Whole Words Only

Search for all instances of only whole word matches.

Ignore Non-breaking Space

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

Search Source

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

Search Target

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

Search Through Open Files

Search for all instances of a word or phrase in all open files.

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