Find and Replace Content

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

To find and replace text in a file:

  1. Follow the steps in Open and Translate File.
  2. On the Edit tab, click Find/Replace.
  3. On the Find/Replace dialog, in the Find tab, enter the Find what content.
      Note:

    Click and to expand and collapse the additional options. Search text can include non-breaking spaces.

  4. Click Find Next to move through all instances of the content.
  5. Select Reading Highlight to highlight all instances of the content in all open files.
  6. Click the Replace tab, and enter the Replace with content.
  7. Click one of the following:

    • Replace, to replace the found content only

    • Replace All, to replace all instances of that content

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

The Find/Replace dialog includes the following additional options:

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

Note:   

This checkbox will be disabled if multiple words or punctuation is added to the search.

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
Parent topic: Translate Files