Surely the Find/Replace Objects dialog boxes don't just restrict itself to searching on the current page... that would be stupid but it seems to be that way. Am I missing something?
You can use the Find and Replace wizards to locate and edit objects in a large drawing.
Using search criteria that you specify, the Find wizard guides you step-by-step when you need to find and select objects in a drawing. The search criteria can include object type and its related properties, fill and outline properties, vector effects applied to objects, or the name of an object or style. For example, you can search for and select all rectangles with rounded corners and without fill, or all text on a path. You can also search for objects that contain the same properties as a selected object. You can change the search criteria in the middle of a search. You can also save search criteria for later use.
The Replace wizard guides you through the process of finding objects that contain the properties you specify and then replacing those properties with others. For example, you can replace all object fills of a certain color with fills of a different color. You can also replace color models and palettes, outline properties, and text attributes, such as font and font size.
You can also search for specific words and replace them with other words. For more information, see "Finding, editing, and converting text."
IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE MISSING?
No, that's what I was using. But it only searches the current page.
I too have this same problem..
Why doesn't it save a history automatically.. last used find and replace settings.. and have a list of maybe the last 3 used.
Also, search over all pages feature is a must..
Maybe adding Find and Replace colour to the palette docker might be an idea too..
Brett
Agreed.l Needed for sure.
However, once the search criteria is finalised and the 'find' find all' window pops up, the same window can be used on each page by activating the page. I mean once the object finding task is completed on page 1, the user can go to page 2 to find the objects. The popup window must be active and should not be closed. I know its cumbersome but still useful at this point.
Brett said:Also, search over all pages feature is a must..
Yes but if I have 296 pages of 4 lines of text on each page this isn't helping. I have done a print merge and need to find text. I have to look through several pages one at a time and find the text. This is just crazy not to be able to search through several pages. This seems so primitive not to be able to do this. But I guess it's not a word processor either. But it's trying.
I agree with Anand. Choose the criteria, click 'replace' in the pop up bar, move the bar away from the page area and 'page down' to the next page, drag the bar onto the next page, click replace and so on till the end of the document.
Awkward, but it works.
jfelder said: Yes but if I have 296 pages of 4 lines of text on each page this isn't helping. I have done a print merge and need to find text. I have to look through several pages one at a time and find the text. This is just crazy not to be able to search through several pages. This seems so primitive not to be able to do this. But I guess it's not a word processor either. But it's trying.
If you are just changing text throughout the whole document -- retype "Addam" to "Adam" because of a heavy finger -- you can use the "Find and Replace Text" - "Replace Text" for that. It will find every instance of that misprint and repair it through the whole thing. I use it all the time to update dates on pre-existing templates in my work.