Find and change text – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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Find/Change dialog box
A Find/Change tabs B. Find a tab character C. Replace with an em dash D. Search options E. Metacharacters menu
Text
Search for and change specific occurrences of characters, words, groups of words, or text formatted a certain
way. You can also search for and replace special characters such as symbols, markers, and white space characters.
Wildcard options help to broaden your search.
GREP
Use advanced, pattern-based search techniques to search for and replace text and formatting.
Glyph
Search for and replace glyphs using Unicode or GID/CID values, especially useful to search for and replace
glyphs in Asian languages.
Object
Search for and replace formatting effects and attributes in objects and frames. For example, you can find
objects with a 4-pt stroke and replace the stroke with a drop shadow.
For a video on finding and changing text, objects, and expressions, see
Find and change text
If you want to list, find, and replace fonts in your document, you might want to use the Find Font command instead
of the Find/Change command.
See also
“Find and change fonts” on page 145
Find and change text
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To search a range of text or a story, select the text or place the insertion point in the story. To search more than
one document, open the documents.
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Choose Edit > Find/Change, and then click the Text tab.
3
Specify the range of your search from the Search menu, and click icons to include locked layers, master pages,
footnotes, and other items in the search. (See “Search options for finding and changing text” on page 135.)
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In the Find What box, describe what you want to search for:
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Type or paste the text you want to find.
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