Substitute references in elements
- Last UpdatedJul 03, 2024
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You can search and replace references used by any element on your canvas. You can use:
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basic mode by replacing strings in a list.
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advanced functions such as find and replace, ignore or respect case-sensitivity and wildcards.
To substitute references in a graphic by using the list
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Select one or more elements.
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Do one of the following:
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Press Ctrl + E.
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On the Special menu, click Substitute References.
The Substitute References dialog box appears.
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In the New column, type the reference to be replaced.
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Click OK. All references are substituted accordingly in the elements.
To substitute references in a graphic by using find and replace functions
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Select one or more elements.
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Do one of the following:
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Press Ctrl + E.
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On the Special menu, click Substitute References.
The Substitute References dialog box appears.
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Click Find & Replace. The dialog box expands and shows find and replace parameters.
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Specify your find and replace options. Do one of more of the following:
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To find specific references in the list, type a string in the Find What box and click Find Next to find the next string.
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To replace a selected found string with another string, type a wstring in the Replace with box and click Replace.
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To replace multiple references, type values in the Find What and Replace with boxes and click Replace all.
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To specify the search is case-sensitive, select Match Case.
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To find only entire words that match your search string, select Match Whole Word Only.
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To use wildcards, select Use Wildcards. Valid wildcards are "*" (asterisk) and "?" (question mark).
"*" indicates any number of variable characters. For example. "s*" to search for all strings starting with "s".
"?" indicates one single variable character. For example, "M_7?t" to search for all strings that start with "M_7" and end with "t" and have exactly 5 characters.
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Click OK. All text strings are substituted accordingly in the elements.