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Here's how to Find and replace text in Word.

Here are the steps on how to find and replace text in Word on Windows:

1. Open the document that you want to find and replace text in.
2. Click on the "Home" tab.
3. In the "Editing" group, click on the "Replace" button.
4. In the "Find and Replace" dialog box, enter the text that you want to find in the "Find what" field.
5. Enter the text that you want to replace it with in the "Replace with" field.
6. Select the options that you want to use for the search and replace. For example, you can choose to match the case of the text, or to search only in the current document or in all open documents.
7. Click on the "Find" button to find the first occurrence of the text, or on the "Replace" button to replace the first occurrence of the text.
8. Click on the "Replace All" button to replace all occurrences of the text.
9. Click on the "Close" button when you are finished finding and replacing text.

Here are some additional tips for finding and replacing text in Word on Windows:

* You can use the "Find Next" and "Replace Next" buttons to find and replace the next occurrence of the text without having to close the "Find and Replace" dialog box.
* You can use the "Find and Replace" dialog box to find and replace formatting as well as text. For example, you can use the "Find what" field to find all instances of bold text, and the "Replace with" field to replace all instances of bold text with italics.
* You can use the "Regular Expressions" option in the "Find and Replace" dialog box to find and replace text using regular expressions. Regular expressions are a powerful tool that can be used to find and replace text in a variety of ways.

Here are some examples of how to use the Find and Replace dialog box:

* To find and replace the word "the" with the word "a", enter "the" in the "Find what" field and "a" in the "Replace with" field.
* To find and replace all instances of bold text with italics, enter **bold** in the "Find what" field and _italics_ in the "Replace with" field.
* To find and replace all instances of text that is formatted with a specific font, enter the font name in the "Find what" field and the font name that you want to replace it with in the "Replace with" field.
* To find and replace all instances of text that is formatted with a specific size, enter the font size in the "Find what" field and the font size that you want to replace it with in the "Replace with" field.
* To find and replace all instances of text that is formatted with a specific color, enter the color name in the "Find what" field and the color name that you want to replace it with in the "Replace with" field.

i. To find and replace text in a document on Mac Word, follow these steps:

1. Open the document that you want to find and replace text in.
2. Click on the "Edit" menu and select "Find and Replace" or press Command + F.
3. In the "Find and Replace" dialog box, enter the text that you want to find in the "Find what" field.
4. Enter the text that you want to replace it with in the "Replace with" field.
5. Select the options that you want to use for the search and replace. For example, you can choose to match the case of the text, or to search only in the current document or in all open documents.
6. Click on the "Find" button to find the first occurrence of the text, or on the "Replace" button to replace the first occurrence of the text.
7. Click on the "Replace All" button to replace all occurrences of the text.
8. Click on the "Close" button when you are finished finding and replacing text.

Here are some additional tips for finding and replacing text in Mac Word:

* You can use the "Find Next" and "Replace Next" buttons to find and replace the next occurrence of the text without having to close the "Find and Replace" dialog box.
* You can use the "Find and Replace" dialog box to find and replace formatting as well as text. For example, you can use the "Find what" field to find all instances of bold text, and the "Replace with" field to replace all instances of bold text with italics.
* You can use the "Regular Expressions" option in the "Find and Replace" dialog box to find and replace text using regular expressions. Regular expressions are a powerful tool that can be used to find and replace text in a variety of ways.