Find & Replace Tools in Word 2010 for Windows
Word 2010 (Windows)
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Word 2010 makes it easy to locate and replace specific text in documents. Discover how to use the Find and Replace tools to find specific text, replace a word or words, and replace text formats and special characters.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Jumping to a location in your document
Finding words & phrases in a document
Using the advanced search tools
Using the find & replace tool -
Performing wildcard searches
Replacing text formats
Replacing special characters
IN THIS COURSE
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4m 22sThe Go To function in Word 2010 can be used to jump from one location to another in your document. You can select the item that you are looking for - including pages, tables, and even footnotes - and either browse gradually or navigate directly to a particular example. FREE ACCESS
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3m 49sThe longer your document is, the harder it is to find a word or phrase that you are looking for. Word 2010's find tool can therefore prove extremely useful if you are trying to locate a particular passage, phrase or word. FREE ACCESS
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3. Using the advanced search tools in Word 2010 for Windows6m 9sIf you are looking for something specific in your Word document, you can use the advanced search options. These options allow you to specify the word's case or format, and can even search for prefixes, suffixes and multiple forms of your search query. FREE ACCESS
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4. Using the Find & Replace tool in Word 2010 for Windows3m 43sIf you want to replace a word in your text with a different word, you can use Word 2010's find and replace tools. You can even instruct Word to replace automatically all the occurrences of a single word. FREE ACCESS
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5. Performing wildcard searches in Word 2010 for Windows6m 8sYou can use wildcard codes to perform approximate searches in Word 2010. These codes are very useful if you do not have all the information you need to perform a standard or detailed search. You can, for example, search for variable spellings, specific prefixes, and even half-complete numbers. FREE ACCESS
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6. Replacing text formats in Word 2010 for Windows5m 31sIf you want to change the format of a large amount of text in your document, you can use the Replace function in Word 2010. This can save you having to manually select and reformat the text you want to edit. You can, for example, find all your highlighted text, remove the highlight effect, and apply a bold effect instead. FREE ACCESS
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7. Replacing special characters in Word 2010 for Windows4m 59sYou may find that the symbols or special characters used in your document need to be localized or adapted to suit a different audience. Rather than seeking out each individual character and replacing them, you can use the Word 2010 Replace function to do this automatically. FREE ACCESS
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