Find & Replace

Opening Find

Action	Shortcut
Open Find	Cmd/Ctrl+F
Open Find & Replace	Cmd/Ctrl+H

The Find bar appears at the top of the editor.

Basic Search

1. Press Cmd/Ctrl+F to open Find
2. Type your search term
3. Matches are highlighted in the editor
4. The match count displays (e.g., 3 of 12)

Navigating Matches

Action	Shortcut	Button
Next match	Enter	Down arrow
Previous match	Shift+Enter	Up arrow

The editor scrolls to show each match in context.

Search Options

Toggle these options to refine your search:

Case Sensitive

• Shortcut: Alt+C
• When enabled, The won't match the

Whole Word

• Shortcut: Alt+W
• When enabled, the won't match there or other

Regular Expression

• Shortcut: Alt+R
• Enables regex pattern matching

Regular Expressions

When regex mode is enabled, you can use patterns:

Pattern	Matches
\bword\b	word as a whole word
[0-9]+	One or more digits
`(cat\	dog)`
^The	The at line start
\.$	Period at line end
.+	One or more characters

Common Patterns

Purpose	Pattern
Find double spaces	(two spaces)
Find em dashes	— or ---
Find quotation marks	[""]
Find numbers	\d+

Find & Replace

1. Press Cmd/Ctrl+H to open Find & Replace
2. Enter your search term in the first field
3. Enter the replacement text in the second field
4. Use buttons to replace:

Action	Shortcut	Description
Replace	-	Replace current match
Replace All	Cmd/Ctrl+Enter	Replace all matches

Replace Preview

Before replacing, review:
- Total match count
- Current match highlighted
- Navigate through matches to verify

Closing Find

Press Escape or click the X button to close the Find bar.

Search Scope

The Find feature searches within the current section only.

Note: To search across all sections in your book, use the Search panel in the inspector (click the magnifying glass icon in the inspector rail).

Tips

1. Start broad, narrow down - Search for a common term first, then add options
2. Use whole word for character names - Avoid matching partial words
3. Preview before Replace All - Navigate through matches first
4. Regex for patterns - Find inconsistent formatting like double spaces
5. Case sensitive for proper nouns - Ensure correct capitalization

Common Use Cases

Fix Character Name Spelling

1. Open Find & Replace
2. Enable Case Sensitive
3. Search: Jhon
4. Replace: John
5. Click Replace All

Standardize Punctuation

1. Enable Regex
2. Search: \.{3} (three periods)
3. Replace: … (ellipsis character)
4. Replace All

Find Dialogue Tags

1. Search: said
2. Navigate matches to review usage
3. Optionally replace overused tags