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Select (YES) and press RETURN to paste the contents of the clipboard into your document, or select (NO) and press RETURN to cancel the operation. Searchingfor Text In addition to using the cursor keys to move throughout your text, you can find any location in your file quickly by using the search function The word processor allows you to scan the document for all occurrences of a specific piece of text, called a string, and, at your option, replace all or some of those occurrences with another string. (See Search and Replace on page 51.) A string may be up to 63 characters long, and may include "dead" and superimposed characters. (See Defining a Search String on page 50.) Starting a Search STYLE BLOCK CTR/RMF GRAMMARI GRAMMAR2 FORM •• REPLACE HYPHEN SCAN WORD COUNT PAGE PRINT This function scans the text from the current text cursor position and pauses when the string is found, waiting for you to tell it whether to stop there or continue to the next occurrence. 1. Place the cursor at the beginning of the section that you want to scan. If you want to scan the entire document, for example, move the cursor to the beginning of the text. 2. Press MENU to display the menu. 3. Type R to select SEARCH. 4. Type S to select SEARCH. gearvilwortilsJ, Press RETURN toslart Aeare}:, SEARCH • 5. Enter the text you are looking for and press RETURN. 6. Wait for the word processor to find the first occurrence. The following prompt appears: Press RETURN to search again, or press CANCEL to stop search 7. If this is the place you are looking for, press CANCEL and do the necessary editing. If you want to continue to the next occurrence, press RETURN. Word Processing 49

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Select
(YES)
and
press
RETURN
to
paste
the
contents
of
the
clipboard
into
your
document,
or
select
(NO)
and
press
RETURN
to
cancel
the
operation.
Searching
for
Text
In
addition
to
using
the
cursor
keys
to
move
throughout
your
text,
you
can
find
any
location
in
your
file
quickly
by
using
the
search
function
The
word
processor
allows
you
to
scan
the
document
for
all
occurrences
of
a
specific
piece
of
text,
called
a
string,
and,
at
your
option,
replace
all
or
some
of
those
occurrences
with
another
string.
(See
Search
and
Replace
on
page
51.)
A
string
may
be
up
to
63
characters
long,
and
may
include
"dead"
and
superimposed
characters.
(See
Defining
a
Search
String
on
page
50.)
Starting
a
Search
STYLE
BLOCK
CTR/RMF
GRAMMARI
GRAMMAR2
FORM
PAGE
PRINT
••
REPLACE
HYPHEN
SCAN
WORD
COUNT
This
function
scans
the
text
from
the
current
text
cursor
position
and
pauses
when
the
string
is
found,
waiting
for
you
to
tell
it
whether
to
stop
there
or
continue
to
the
next
occurrence.
1.
Place
the
cursor
at
the
beginning
of
the
section
that
you
want
to
scan.
If
you
want
to
scan
the
entire
document,
for
example,
move
the
cursor
to
the
beginning
of
the
text.
2.
Press
MENU
to
display
the
menu.
3.
Type
R
to
select
SEARCH.
4.
Type
S
to
select
SEARCH.
gearvilwortilsJ
,
Press
RETURN
toslart
Aeare}:
,
SEARCH
5.
Enter
the
text
you
are
looking
for
and
press
RETURN.
6.
Wait
for
the
word
processor
to
find
the
first
occurrence.
The
following
prompt
appears:
Press
RETURN
to
search
again,
or
press
CANCEL
to
stop
search
7.
If
this
is
the
place
you
are
looking
for,
press
CANCEL
and
do
the
necessary
editing.
If
you
want
to
continue
to
the
next
occurrence,
press
RETURN.
Word
Processing
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