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Wumpus
I am carrying out a large number of edits on repeated blocks of text within
large documents.
Sometimes, I find that text entered into the Replace dialogue box cannot be
found.
Even though I can see many instances of the text on the screen, and actually
cut'n'pasted the text to find from the actual document.
When I click on the tab to get back to the Find dialogue box, this box can
find the text perfectly well.
It's not as simple as the various check boxes, because I'm not changing them
between the two searches. In any case, they all look find (wildcards off,
match case off, no formatting, no complete word, etc. etc.)
I can use the "Find" box to find one instance, then switch to the "Replace"
box and click on Replace to do a single replacement. But it won't find a
second instance. And "Replace All" doesn't replace anything.
So I need to switch back to the "Find" box, do a search, switch to the
"Replace" box and do one replacement, then go back to "Find" to do a second
search.
It makes a very simple process very time consuming and laborious.
It's not just my or my installation either; 4 other members of my team have
reported the same thing.
large documents.
Sometimes, I find that text entered into the Replace dialogue box cannot be
found.
Even though I can see many instances of the text on the screen, and actually
cut'n'pasted the text to find from the actual document.
When I click on the tab to get back to the Find dialogue box, this box can
find the text perfectly well.
It's not as simple as the various check boxes, because I'm not changing them
between the two searches. In any case, they all look find (wildcards off,
match case off, no formatting, no complete word, etc. etc.)
I can use the "Find" box to find one instance, then switch to the "Replace"
box and click on Replace to do a single replacement. But it won't find a
second instance. And "Replace All" doesn't replace anything.
So I need to switch back to the "Find" box, do a search, switch to the
"Replace" box and do one replacement, then go back to "Find" to do a second
search.
It makes a very simple process very time consuming and laborious.
It's not just my or my installation either; 4 other members of my team have
reported the same thing.