Text Search and Replace dialog box
How to get there
Choose Edit > Text Search
and Replace.
What it does
With this plug-in, search and replace text
in the form of Text Expressions, Lyrics, Text Blocks, Repeat Text, File
Info, Smart Shapes, Staff/Group Names, and Style Names.
- Search
this text. Enter existing text you want to search for in this text
box.
- Replace
with this text. Enter the new text in this text box.
- Use
Style. Click Use Style to open the Font dialog box where you can
change the font, size, and style for existing, or replaced text.
- Replace
All. Click Replace All to search for every occurrence of the text
entered in the Search this text box, and replace it with the text entered
in the Replace with this text box.
- [Expansion
arrow]. Click the expansion arrow in the lower left to display
the following options.
- Search
Everywhere. Check Search Everywhere to search all text in the document.
More Options:
- Search
in: Text Expressions · File Info · Staff Names · Staff style names · Group Names · Articulations · Smart Shapes · Lyrics · Text Blocks · Repeat texts. Check these boxes
to specify the type of text to search. Note that Search and Replace for Articulations supports single characters only or a style-only search (with nothing specified in the'Search for' and 'Replace with' text boxes).
Note. All Text Search and Replace features are also available in FinaleScript.
- Match
Case. Check Match Case to only find a match for text that matches
the case of the word entered in the Search for this text box.
- Whole
Words Only. Check Whole Words Only to only search for the precise
word entered in the Search this text box, and ignore longer words containing
the same text.
- All
Open Documents. Check to search and replace text in all open documents.
Text Search and Replace Syntax
The following syntax may be used in 'Search for' and 'Replace with' for specific matches:
- ^l = line feed
- ^t = tab
- ^© = copyright symbol insert
- ^c = copyright text
- ^C = composer insert
- ^T = title insert
- ^d = file description
- ^# (or ^s) = sharp insert
- ^b = flat insert
- ^n = natural insert
- ^S = double sharp insert
- ^B = double flat insert
- ^^ = caret character
- <65> ASCII character
