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Chapter 7 - Checking and Editing Text
Search and replace
To find a word or phrase in the text you are editing:
1. ● Either select the Find item in the Edit menu, or
● Press
CTRL+F
2. The Search dialog will open. Type the word or phrase you wish to find in the Find what
line of the dialog and set the search parameters.
Note: To search for the same word again using the same parameters, press F3.
To search and replace a word or phrase in the text you are editing:
1. Perform one of the following actions:
● Either select the
Replace item on the Edit menu, or
● Press
CTRL+H
2. The Replace dialog will open. Type the word or the phrase you wish to find in the Find
what line of the dialog, type the word or phrase that is to replace the search pattern in the
Replace with line, and set the search parameters.
Font effects
1. Click the word or highlight the text the font of which is to be changed.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
● Either click the font effect button (e.g. ) of your choice on the
Formatting bar, or
● Right-click the
Text window and select Character Properties in the local menu. The
Character dialog will open. Select the font type you wish to use and set the required
font parameters in the dialog, or
● Press
CTRL+B - for boldface, CTRL+I - for italics, CTRL+U - to underline a word or text.
Note: You can also set the following additional text formatting parameters in the Font dialog: charac-
ter spacing, character scale, and use of lowercase capitals. Keep in mind, however, that any formatting
changes involving the latter will not be displayed in FineReader’s built-in text editor. These changes will
only become visible once you export your document to an application that supports the latter format-
ting options (e.g. MS Word).
Text alignment
1. Select the text you wish to align.
2. Perform one of the following actions:
● Either click the alignment button (e.g. ) of your choice on the
Formatting bar, or
● Right-click the
Text window and select the Character Properties item in the local
menu. The
Character dialog will open. Select the item of your choice in the Alignment
field.
Undo and redo
To undo an action:
● Either click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar, or
● Select the Undo item in the Edit menu, or
● Press CTRL+Z
To redo an undone action:
● Either click the Redo button on the Standard toolbar, or
● Select the Redo item in the Edit menu, or
● Press CTRL+Y