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Find and replace text

Search for or switch out words in docs and drafts

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Find text

You can find and replace words or phrases in individual documents and drafts. To get started, click on Find and replace in the right-hand panel (the one with the magnifying glass icon) or type in / Ctrl + F on your keyboard.

Pro tip: Want to use your browser’s in-tab search? Just type / Ctrl + F a second time.

Enter the word(s) you want to find—Ellipsus will highlight matching text as you type. If you want to be extra specific, you can check Match case to find words with the same capitalization or Whole words only to match the exact word.

If your search yields results, you can use the arrow keys to navigate to each occurrence. You can also type / Ctrl + G or / Ctrl + Shift + G to go the next or previous result.

Replace text

You can replace an individual occurrence of a word or replace every occurrence in your document or draft. (Note that you and your collaborators can only replace text in the currently selected draft, and only you can replace text in your main document.)

Want to compare or restore changes? Learn more about merging drafts and working with version history.

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