Find and replace

Module(s) Text + Key Plan

You can use the Find and Replace tool to replace single characters or character strings in text.

To find and replace text

1. Click Find and Replace (How).
   

   Activate Find and Replace in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Modify Text

   • Toolbar: Basic Tools Text flyout
   • Palette: Tools Modify area in the following module(s):

   Text

   Key Plan

2. Select the text you want to edit.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

3. Type in the text you want to replace and press ENTER to confirm.

   The text found is selected. To get a close-up view of the text found, click Zoom in on selected objects on the Properties palette.

4. Type in the new text and press ENTER to confirm.

   This replaces all instances of the text found.