How to find and replace text

You can search for text and replace text in a document in the Editor window from the Replace tab in the Find and Replace dialog box.

Procedure

  1. In the Editor view, select Home tab > Editing group > Replace. SDL Trados Studio opens the Find and Replace dialog box on the Replace tab.
  2. Enter the search text in the Find what box.
  3. Enter the replacement text in the Replace with box.
  4. Select if you want to search the entire document or a selection of text from the Look in drop-down list.
  5. Select Source to search the source segment text or Target to search the target segment text.
  6. Click Show options to select your search settings.
  7. Click Find Next to find your search text in the document. When matching text is found, it is highlighted in orange with a red outline in the Editor window, as in the example below.
  8. Click Replace to replace the text in the Editor window with the text from the Replace with box.
  9. Click Find Next to find the next instance of your search text in the document and then click Replace to replace the search text.
  10. Repeat step 9 until the following message is displayed: No more matches found. Click OK to close the message.
  11. Enter any new find and replace data in the Find & Replace dialog box or click Close to close the Find and Replace dialog box.