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, enter search text in the Find what field.
  4. (Optional) Click and to expand and collapse additional options.
      Note:

    Search text can include non-breaking spaces.

  5. Click Find Next to move through all instances of the content.
  6. Click Reading Highlight to highlight all instances of the content in all open files.
  7. Click the down arrow on the sidebar and click , then enter text in the Replace with field.
  8. 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:

Option

Action

Backward

Click to search from cursor location to file beginning.

Forward

Click to search from cursor location to file end.

Ignore Case

Select to search for all instances of a word or phrase ignoring case.

Whole Words Only

Select to search for all instances of only whole word matches.

Note:   

If you add multiple words or punctuation to the search, that disables this checkbox.

Ignore Non-breaking Space

Select to search for all instances of a word or phrase including non-breaking spaces.

Search Source

Select to search for all instances of a word or phrase in the source only.

Search Target

Select to search for all instances of a word or phrase in the target only.

Search Through Open Files

Select to search for all instances of a word or phrase in all open files.
Parent topic: Translate Files