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====Find... (Ctrl+F)====

Shows the {{dialog|Find}} dialog. After entering search conditions, searches for a specified {{field|Find what}} phrase within the document.

If the {{field|Down}} direction was specified, search is performed after the {{defined|actual insertion point}}. Otherwise (for the {{field|Up}} direction) it is performed before the {{defined|actual insertion point}}.

Optionally, a {{field|whole word}} option enables to search for whole words only. That means, that a phrase is located in the document only if it is the {{field|Find what}} phrase and also if no {{defined|word letters}} are found directly before and after the phrase. Note, that the phrase itself may consist of {{defined|non-word letters}} at will, only the context around the phrase is tested.

Furthermore, {{field|match case}} option allows to {{defined|match case}} upon searching.

====Find Next (F3)====

Searches for a next occurrence of the recently specified search within the document after the {{defined|actual insertion point}}. If no recent search was specified, shows the {{dialog|Find}} dialog.

Note, that if you specify an {{field|Up}}-ward search, a previous occurrence becomes the next one and vice versa.

====Find Previous (Ctrl+F3)====

Searches for a previous occurrence of the recently specified search within the document before the {{defined|actual insertion point}}. If no recent search was specified, shows the {{dialog|Find}} dialog.

Note, that if you specify an {{field|Up}}-ward search, a next occurrence becomes the previous one and vice versa.

====Find Selected (Alt+F3)====

{{todo|Describe this feature.}}

====Replace (Ctrl+R)====

Shows the {{dialog|Replace}} dialog. After entering search conditions and a {{field|Replace with}} phrase, searches for a specified {{field|Find what}} phrase within the document and replaces it with the {{field|Replace with}} phrase.

See the description of {{feature|Find...}} above for other informations about search conditions and/or options.

{{tip}} To {{button|Replace all}} when too many occurrences are awaited, or to {{button|Replace all}} within the selection only, use much faster and selection-oriented {{feature|Extended Replace}} tool (hotkey {{hotkey|Alt+Ctrl+R}}). See chapter [[Replacing tools]].

{{tip}} If you need to replace single characters for other single characters,
for examle when you need to get rid of encoding or punctuation, use the
{{feature|Translate Characters}} tool instead (hotkey {{hotkey|Alt+Ctrl+T}}). See chapter [[Replacing tools]].

====Select to Next (Shift+F3)====

Searches for a next occurrence of the recently specified search using {{feature|Find Next}} feature and extends the selection to cover the found phrase too, if any.

====Select to Previous (Ctrl+Shift+F3)====

Searches for a previous occurrence of the recently specified search using {{feature|Find Previous}} feature and extends the selection to cover the found phrase too, if any.

====Look for Selected (Alt+F2)====

{{todo|Describe this feature.}}

====Look for Next (F2)====

{{todo|Describe this feature.}}

====Look for Previous(Ctrl+F2)====

{{todo|Describe this feature.}}