Did you ever find yourself wanting to correct or replace a word, or phrase, that you’ve used more than once in a Word document? You go searching through the pages, hoping that your eyes caught them all. You’re pretty sure you have and you may still be left with some doubts.
Well, there is an easy cure for that anxiety. It’s simply to use the “Find” or Search feature within your computer. First, open your document and click on the Edit link in the tool bar. Or you can use the keyboard shortcut, the Control Key plus the letter “f”on a PC or the Command Key, plus the letter “f” on a Mac.
To locate a file by using the Find controls, follow these steps: With the Finder active, display the Find controls by pressing Command+F (or choose File from the Finder menu and then choose Find). Mac OS X displays the controls that you see here. Click the buttons at the top of the list to specify where you want to search. If documents are encrypted (have security applied to them), you cannot search them as part of a multiple-document search. Open those documents first and search them one at a time. However, documents encrypted as Adobe Digital Editions are an exception and can be searched as part of a multiple-document search.
To make replacement changes, when you find the word remember to highlight it. Then use Control or Command “x” to delete it. Next edit what’s there or type in your new word.
Finally, when you are satisfied that you have the word or phrase you wish, highlight and “Copy” that (Control or Command “c”) Then Paste it over the one you wish to replace.
How To Search Within A Document On Mac
Find in a Word Document on PC
When you click on Control f to search for words or phrases in a document a pop-up window opens up.
How Do You Search A Document On Mac
Note: If the document above looks slightly different from yours, I use Open Office, a Free program, on my PC. It has the same features as Word and is compatible with it.
On Your MacIntosh Computer
Find in a Document on a Mac
Word Document On Mac
Command f, i.e. Find, in a Word Document on a Mac brings up a pop-up window for you to type in your desired search word(s).