Finding and Replacing Text

The Find-Replace Text command searches for and optionally replaces text strings within a Vectorworks file. It can search for and replace text strings within text objects, record fields, and worksheet cells.

Use this command to find a text item, replace it, search for more occurrences, or replace all occurrences. All settings are retained from one use to the next, including find and replace text strings.

To find-replace text:

1. Select Text > Find-Replace Text.

The Find or Replace Text dialog box opens.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Action	Locates and, if selected, replaces a given text string with a new text string
Find Next	Finds the next occurrence of the text string
Replace Next	Replaces the next occurrence of the text string
Replace All Selected	Replaces all selected occurrences of the text string
Replace All	Replaces all occurrences of the text string
Look in	Searches for occurrences in the specified parts of the document
Text Objects	Searches in all text objects
Record Fields	Searches in all record fields, including Callout objects
Worksheets	Searches in all worksheets; appears dimmed if Replace All Selected is chosen, since there is no selection attribute for a worksheet
Find String	Enter text string to search for
Replace With	Enter replacement text string; dimmed if Find Next is selected
Options	Specifies the depth of the search
Active Layer Only	Searches in the active layer only
All Layers	Searches on all layers within the document, regardless of visibility
Visible Layers Only	Searches in all currently visible layers
Case-sensitive	Searches for text that exactly matches the criteria, including capitalization

2. Enter the desired search and, if using, replace criteria.

3. Click Find/Replace.

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