Microsoft Words Part 2 : Finding and Replacing Text

In a large document that hard to find a specific word or look while changing the word / phrase directly. Don't worry if you was experience this, because Word 2003 for this purpose has been provides two facilities; Find and Replace

Find, used to search for a word / sentence prescribed certain criteria. To activate this facility we just click the Edit menu and click Find, then following the find will be out the window;



DESCRIPTION

1. Find what options are contained on the word / phrase that will be in the search, eg 'Me'

2. Search Option we can determine the direction of the search;

. All, searching from the beginning to the end of the document. (The default ALL)

. Up, looking keawal of documents from the insertion point position.

. Down, seeking keakhir of documents from the insertion point position.

3. Search option: there are five methods ie;

. Match case, the search for a word / sentence really similar to the word / phrase search.

. Find whole words only, to find words / sentences without regard to upper or lower case.

. Use wildcard, to find words / sentences by using a wildcard (?). For example we mancari initial three digits of the letter 'o' then use a wildcard in a way 'ak?', Then the whole word that consists of three characters beginning with the letter 'o' will be found. This search method considering small and large fonts. And he said 'ME' will not be found with this method, because using capital letters while you are looking for is 'ak'? Lowercase letters with the digits three free.

. Sounds like, look for the word / phrase that is similar and almost similar to the word / phrase search. For example we find the word 'I' then the word 'Ak' will also ditemukannnya because almost similar.

. Find all words forms, search the whole word / phrase that has the form / format of the same.

4. After determining the method of the search, then click Find Next to proceed.

5. If the search is completed, then the following message box will appear;

6. Click OK to close the dialog box.

Replace, text search is a process by directly replacing the word / phrase searched by word / sentence is determined. To use the facility, follow these steps;

1. Click the Edit menu, then click Replace

2. Then replace the following window will appear;

3. In the Find what option we type words / sentences are sought out and replaced. For example we find the word 'I' and replace it with 'MY', the Type 'ME' on this option.

4. Replace option with filled with the word / phrase replacement. In the example above we are content with 'MY'

5. Click Replace to replace one by one, or click Replace All to replace a whole, and click Find Next to find the next word.

6. While other options similar to those described above in the Find section