How To Search For Words On Mac

Imagine this situation: you created a long presentation for a particular event or concept and then realize that you used thewrong terminology throughout the presentation, then what would you do? Of course you can manually find the problem word andreplace its each occurrence. But what if you have more than a few slides? Or even then, you might miss out locating the problemword in some occurrences. The best solution is using PowerPoint's Find and Replace option, as explained in thefollowing steps:

  1. Open the presentation in which you have to find and replace a specific word. Select the EditFindReplace menu option, as shown in Figure 1. Alternatively, just pressthe Shift + Command + H keyboard shortcut.

  2. Figure 1: Select the Edit Find Replace menu option
  3. Either way, this summons the Replace dialog box, as shown in Figure 2.

  4. Figure 2: Replace dialog box
  5. Now, type the word you want to find within the Find what text box (highlighted inred within Figure 3) and type the replacement word within theReplace with text box (highlighted in blue within Figure 3).

  6. Figure 3: Replace dialog box
  7. Within the Replace dialog box, you can select the check-boxes explained below to make the searchmore accurate:
  8. Match case

  9. This will match the letter case in the find process. For example, in this caseit will locate spell checking, but not Spell checking orSpell Checking.
  10. Find whole words only

  11. This will find only whole words and not word stems. If you have typed the wordto within the Find what text box, it will locate only to, notinto, or together.
  12. Now, click the Find Next button (highlighted in green withinFigure 3, above) to find the next occurrence of the word.
  13. Once the word which has to be replaced is found, you can do one of the following:
  14. Replace

  15. This button will be greyed out until you find the first instance of the word to bereplaced. Click this button to replace a single instance of the found word. Then, again click the Find Nextbutton to locate the next instance.
  16. Replace All

  17. Click this button to replace all instances of the found word in the open presentation, allat once. Do note that PowerPoint will not show you individual occurrences of the word and will make all changes for you.
  18. Once done, click the Close button.
  19. Save your presentation.

Aug 03, 2018  How to Search for a Word or Phrase in a PDF Document. This wikiHow teaches you how to find a specific word or phrase in a PDF document using free Adobe Reader DC application or the Google Chrome browser for Mac and PC, or by using the. Don't sift through long web pages. Find specific words or phrases on a web page faster with these shortcuts for Safari on the Mac and iOS. How to Find Text Within a Page in OS X.

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Find and Replace Words or Phrases

Did you write your entire screenplay using your sweetheart’s name, Hamlet, as the hero? And now Hamlet has abandoned you and you want to replace the hero’s name with Romeo? No problem:

  1. From the Edit menu, choose “Find..,” or press Command F. A search field appears below the ruler bar.
  2. Click the “Replace” checkbox to open a Replace text field below the search field.
  3. In the Find field, type the word you want to find, such as Hamlet.
  4. In the Replace field, type the word or phrase that will replace the found word, such as Romeo.
  5. Find and replace:

    Replace: Replaces the currently selected occurrence of the word or phrase, then automatically finds the next occurrence.

    All: Replace all occurrence of the found text. Press (don’t click) on the “All” button to see more options.

    Email for mac. To manually find other occurrence of the text, click the Previous and Next buttons.

    For more search options, click the small double-arrows next to the magnifying glass icon on the left side of the window.

  6. Click “Done” to put the Find and Replace fields away.

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