Find / Replace Text

The find / replace window is organized as a notebook with tabs. Clicking on a tab will show the parameters controlling the action. The last tab, 'Search Results', will be shown automatically when searching for text in files commences.

When closing the window, in addition to all parameter settings, the search results will be preserved during the same edit session. Ending the edit session will clear all search results.

Some parameters, like 'Whole words', are repeated for multiple search functions. Changing such a value will affect the value in all notebook pages.

The 'Text to find field' and 'Replace with' field will remember previous searches. Click on the down-arrow to see the previous values used.

Also see Find in Files

Case sensitive

When enabled, the case of the search string is used to find a match. When disabled, the case of the search string is ignored for finding a match.

Whole Words

When enabled, a match will only occur if the specified string is surrounded by a word separator. Word separators include parenthesis, brackets etc.

Direction: Forward / Backward

Indicates direction from the current cursor location

Scope: Global / Selected text

When text was selected in the editor prior to executing the search command, a search can be limited to the selected text.

Origin: From Cursor / Entire scope

A search can start from the current cursor location or at the beginning of the text.