MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11, Use Manual

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Finding and replacing text
You can find and replace text using standard word-processing search procedures in the Find Text
dialog box. To find and replace type attributes, you use the Find & Replace panel (see “Selecting,
finding, and replacing type attributes” on page 259).
With the Find Text dialog box, you can locate and replace or delete any character, word, phrase,
or special character in a document. You can find and replace a character string up to 255
characters long. You can also convert special characters—for instance, you can replace all double
hyphens with em dashes.
To find and replace text:
1
Select the text blocks you want to search with the Pointer tool, or select a range of text with the
Text tool. If you don’t make a selection, text in the entire document will be searched.
2
Select Edit > Find and Replace > Text.
3
In the Find Text dialog box, enter text in the Find and Change To boxes. To find or change
to a special character, select a character from the Special pop-up menu for the Find or
Change To box.
Note: To delete the item in the Find box when found, leave the Change To box blank.
4
Select Whole Word, Match Case, or Show Selection to modify the search.
5
Click one of the following:
Find Next
finds the next occurrence of the item in the Find box.
Change
changes the item in the Find box.
Change All
changes all occurrences of the item in the Find box.
Working with the type adjustment tools
You can apply precise type specifications to characters, lines of text, paragraphs, and entire text
blocks using several different features: the type attributes in the Object panel; the Text toolbar;
the Text menu and its submenus; and in Windows, the Text context menu.