Search and Replace Text

To search a document for a string of characters (or words),

1 Hit Ctrl+F or choose Find from Search Menu

2 Type in the text you want to find

3 Hit the ¿ key or click Find

4 Hit F3 to find the next occurrence

To replace a portion of text in a document,

1 Hit Ctrl+H or choose Replace from Search Menu

2 In the upper box, type in the text you want to replace

3 In the lower box, type in the text you want to insert instead

4 Hit the ¿ key or click Replace


Tip

Check As Word if you don’t want Notpad to find the text as a part of a word.
Check Case Sensitive if you want Notpad to find the text only in the exact case you entered it in.