Find and replace in a term base

In the Find term dialog, you can search for words or expressions in a term base. If the content is editable, you can replace specific occurrences with a specified text.

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Invoking

You can invoke the Find term dialog when the Term base editor is active, by choosing Find or Replace from the Operations menu. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+F for Find, or Ctrl+H for Replace.

Use

· Find what: Use this drop-down list to enter the text you are looking for.

Note: The Find what text field is a drop-down list where the previous texts you entered are retained until you quit memoQ.

· Replace with: Use this drop-down list to enter the text with which you want the text entered into the drop-down list labeled Find what to be replaced.

Note: The Replace with text field is a drop-down list where the previous texts you entered are retained until you quit memoQ.

Options

· Anywhere in term: Select this radio button to mark both whole word matches and substring matches.
· Only whole words: Select this radio button to mark only whole words as matches (substring matches are ignored).
· Entire term: Select this radio button to mark only whole terms as matches (subterm matches are ignored).
· Match case: Check this check box to run a case-sensitive search. If checked, the replace expression is always inserted without adjustment.
· Wrap around: Check this check box to continue searching from the beginning of the document until the starting point of the search is reached, if no more occurrences are found.

Buttons

· Find next: Click this button to look for the text entered into the Find what drop-down list or to jump to the next occurrence.
· Replace: Click this button to replace the current occurrence of the text entered into the Find what drop-down list with the text entered into the Replace with drop-down list. Make sure the check box labeled Replace is checked.
· Replace all: Click this button to replace all the occurrences.

Navigation

After you finish searching/replacing, click Close to dismiss the dialog.

Find and replace in a term base