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 '''Next'''<br>
-(Note: This button will be labeled "Start" if ''Show slim dialog after start'' is not enabled in Settings under [[Settings:Search:Miscellaneous|Settings &raquo; Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] - by default, it is not.) Clicking the '''Next'''  button initiates a search for the string in the '''Find What''' field.  If the string is not found from the caret position to the end of the file, then the search wraps around to the top of the file and continues the search with a brief notification displayed at the lower-right of the editor window. To configure this behavior, see the [[Settings:Search:Miscellaneous|Settings &raquo; Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] help topic.
 If the string doesn't exist in the file, UltraEdit will prompt you.
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 You can set the search area to '''Current file''', '''Selected text''' or '''All open files''' here. If you select '''All open files''', pressing '''Next''' will automatically move focus to the first match in the next open file.
-Note: If ''Set 'Find/Replace where' to 'Selected text' if more than one line selected'' is enabled in Settings under [[Settings:Search:Auto reset settings|Settings &raquo; Search &raquo; Auto reset settings]](it is, by default), then the '''In''' setting will automatically be set to '''Selected text''' if the selection contains more than one line and at least one non-whitespace character.
+'''Note''': If ''Set 'Find/Replace where' to 'Selected text' if more than one line selected'' is enabled in Settings under [[Settings:Search:Auto reset settings|Settings &raquo; Search &raquo; Auto reset settings]](it is, by default), then the '''In''' setting will automatically be set to '''Selected text''' if the selection contains more than one line and at least one non-whitespace character.
 [[File:Ultraedit find i options.png|left]] '''Advanced options button'''<br>

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 [[File:Hometab_replacecommand.png]]
-The replace dialog allows you to search for a specific text string and replace it with a different text string.
+The Replace dialog allows you to search for a specific text string, and then replace it with a different text string.
 Enter the string to search for in the '''Find what''' field, and the replace string to be used in the '''Replace with''' field.  Both of these fields support single or multi-line strings up to 20,000 bytes.

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 [[Category:Home tab]]
 <div class="idm-shortcut">Shortcut: <span>Ctrl+R</span></div>
-[[File:Ultraedit replace.png|right]]
+[[File:Hometab_replacecommand.png]]
 The replace dialog allows you to search for a specific text string and replace it with a different text string.

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 Enter the string to search for in the '''Find what''' field, and the replace string to be used in the '''Replace with''' field.  Both of these fields support single or multi-line strings up to 20,000 bytes.
-If the string is not found, the search wraps around to the other end of the file and continues the search. To configure this behavior, see the [[Search:Miscellaneous|Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] help topic.
+If the string is not found, the search wraps around to the other end of the file and continues the search. To configure this behavior, see the [[Settings:Search:Miscellaneous|Settings &raquo; Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] help topic.
 If the string doesn't exist in the file, UltraEdit will prompt you.
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 '''Next'''<br>
-(Note: This button will be labeled "Start" if ''Show slim dialog after start'' is not enabled in Settings under [[Search:Miscellaneous|Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] - by default, it is not.) Clicking the '''Next'''  button initiates a search for the string in the '''Find What''' field.  If the string is not found from the caret position to the end of the file, then the search wraps around to the top of the file and continues the search with a brief notification displayed at the lower-right of the editor window. To configure this behavior, see the [[Search:Miscellaneous|Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] help topic.
+(Note: This button will be labeled "Start" if ''Show slim dialog after start'' is not enabled in Settings under [[Settings:Search:Miscellaneous|Settings &raquo; Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] - by default, it is not.) Clicking the '''Next'''  button initiates a search for the string in the '''Find What''' field.  If the string is not found from the caret position to the end of the file, then the search wraps around to the top of the file and continues the search with a brief notification displayed at the lower-right of the editor window. To configure this behavior, see the [[Settings:Search:Miscellaneous|Settings &raquo; Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] help topic.
 If the string doesn't exist in the file, UltraEdit will prompt you.
-If ''Show slim dialog after start'' '''is''' enabled in Settings under [[Search:Miscellaneous|Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] (by default, it is not), then UltraEdit will highlight the first match and open the slim replace dialog. Otherwise, the Replace dialog will remain open.
+If ''Show slim dialog after start'' '''is''' enabled in Settings under [[Settings:Search:Miscellaneous|Settings &raquo; Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] (by default, it is not), then UltraEdit will highlight the first match and open the slim replace dialog. Otherwise, the Replace dialog will remain open.
 Once UltraEdit highlights a match, the Replace (or slim replace) dialog offers the following options:
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 You can set the search area to '''Current file''', '''Selected text''' or '''All open files''' here. If you select '''All open files''', pressing '''Next''' will automatically move focus to the first match in the next open file.
-Note: If ''Set 'Find/Replace where' to 'Selected text' if more than one line selected'' is enabled in Settings under [[Search:Auto reset settings|Search &raquo; Auto reset settings]] (it is, by default), then the '''In''' setting will automatically be set to '''Selected text''' if the selection contains more than one line and at least one non-whitespace character.
+Note: If ''Set 'Find/Replace where' to 'Selected text' if more than one line selected'' is enabled in Settings under [[Settings:Search:Auto reset settings|Settings &raquo; Search &raquo; Auto reset settings]](it is, by default), then the '''In''' setting will automatically be set to '''Selected text''' if the selection contains more than one line and at least one non-whitespace character.
 [[File:Ultraedit find i options.png|left]] '''Advanced options button'''<br>
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 '''Match case'''<br>
-This option forces the search to match the case of the '''Find what'' string exactly. This option applies to regular expressions as well.
+This option forces the search to match the case of the '''Find what'' string exactl.y This option applies to regular expressions as well.
 '''Regular expressions'''<br>

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 The replace dialog allows you to search for a specific text string and replace it with a different text string.
-Enter the string to search for in the '''Find what''' field, and the replace string to be used in the ''Replace with''' field.  Both of these fields support single or multi-line strings up to 20,000 bytes.
+Enter the string to search for in the '''Find what''' field, and the replace string to be used in the '''Replace with''' field.  Both of these fields support single or multi-line strings up to 20,000 bytes.
 If the string is not found, the search wraps around to the other end of the file and continues the search. To configure this behavior, see the [[Search:Miscellaneous|Search &raquo; Miscellaneous]] help topic.

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 See also:
 * [[Find]]
-* [[Find in Files]]
+* [[Find in files]]
-* [[Replace in Files]]
+* [[Replace in files]]
-* [[Find String List]]
+* [[Find string list]]
 * [[Hex find]]
 * [[Hex replace]]
 </div>

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 If the string doesn't exist in the file, UltraEdit will prompt you.
-As with [[Find]], the following special characters are supported both in the '''Find what''' and '''Replace with''' fields:
+In addition to regular characters and strings, both the '''Find what''' and '''Replace with''' fields support searching for several special characters and strings with special notation. For example, "^t" will match a tab (or insert a tab if part of the '''Replace with''' string). For a complete list of these values, see [[Special search characters]]. These special characters are valuable for matching non-printable text in files.
 [[File:Ultraedit find i history.png|left]] '''History button'''<br>