Find and Replace in Generic Text Editor
- Last UpdatedOct 28, 2026
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The Find and Replace dialog enables you to Find or Find and Replace text inside the file. It supports Search in selection, Case sensitivity, and Regular expressions.
Find text in a text file
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On the Generic Editor toolbar, select Find.

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On the Find and Replace dialog, on the Find tab, enter a text string to search for in the open text file.

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Select Find Next.
Replace text
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On the Generic Editor toolbar, select Replace.

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On the Find and Replace dialog box, on the Find tab, enter a text string to search for in the open text file.

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Select Replace Next.