Brother International WP1700MDS Owners Manual - English - Page 53

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Select (YES) and press Mit to paste the contents of the clipboard into your document, or select ( NO) and press mg to cancel the operation. Searchingfor Text In addition to using the cursor keys to move throughout your text, you can find any position in your file quickly by using the search function. The word processor allows you to automatically 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 45.) A string may be up to 63 characters long, and may include "dead" and superimposed characters. (See "Defining a Search String" on page 44.) Starting a Search STYLE BLOCK CTR/RMF GRAMMAR1 GRAMMAR2 FORM KERLAct HYPHEN SCAN 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 proceed to the next occurrence. 1. Position the cursor at the beginning of the section that you wish to scan. If you want to scan the entire document, for example, move the cursor to the beginning of the text. 2. Press Ow to display the menu. 3. Use Q and C3 to select SEARCH, and press or . • Accelerator: Instead of (3), type "R". 4. 4. Use M and [ID to select SEARCH and press MOW • Accelerator: Instead of (4), type "S". lypf_ -, 2O r kh KU' SEARCH :II r,FT1,N 1.),itfirt_ year 5. Enter the text you are looking for and press 6. Wait for the word processor to find the first occurrence. The following prompt will appear: Press RETURN to search again, or press CANCEL to stop search. 7. If this is the place you are looking for, press VEta and do the necessary editing. If you wish to proceed to the next occurrence, press ME to continue the search. NOTE: When there are no more occurrences, the following message appears, and will automatically disappear when you hit a key.

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Select
(YES)
and
press
Mit
to
paste
the
contents
of
the
clipboard
into
your
document,
or
select
(
NO)
and
press
mg
to
cancel
the
operation.
Searching
for
Text
In
addition
to
using
the
cursor
keys
to
move
throughout
your
text,
you
can
find
any
position
in
your
file
quickly
by
using
the
search
function.
The
word
processor
allows
you
to
automatically
scan
the
document
for
all
occur-
rences
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
45.)
A
string
may
be
up
to
63
characters
long,
and
may
include
"dead" and
superim-
posed
characters.
(See
"Defining
a
Search
String"
on
page
44.)
Starting
a
Search
STYLE
BLOCK
CTR/RMF
GRAMMAR1
GRAMMAR2
FORM
PAGE
PRINT
KERLAct
HYPHEN
SCAN
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
proceed
to
the
next
occurrence.
1.
Position
the
cursor
at
the
beginning
of
the
section
that
you
wish
to
scan.
If
you
want
to
scan
the
entire
document,
for
example,
move
the
cursor
to
the
beginning
of
the
text.
2.
Press
Ow
to
display
the
menu.
3.
Use
Q
and
C3
to
select
SEARCH,
and
press
or
.
Accelerator:
Instead
of
(3),
type
"R".
4. 4.
Use
M
and
[ID
to
select
SEARCH
and
press
MOW
Accelerator:
Instead
of
(4),
type
"S".
lypf_
-, 2O
r
kh
KU'
r
,
FT1,N
1.),itfirt
_
year
SEARCH
:II
5.
Enter
the
text
you
are
looking
for
and
press
6.
Wait
for
the
word
processor
to
find
the
first
occurrence.
The
following
prompt
will
appear:
Press
RETURN
to
search
again,
or
press
CANCEL
to
stop
search.
7.
If
this
is
the
place
you
are
looking
for,
press
VEta
and
do
the
necessary
editing.
If
you
wish
to
proceed
to
the
next
occurrence,
press
ME
to
con-
tinue
the
search.
NOTE:
When
there
are
no
more
occurrences,
the
following
message
appears,
and
will
automatically
disappear
when
you
hit
a
key.