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WORD PROCESSING NOTES: • The block is inserted regardless of the current mode (insert or overwrite). This means that the block will never overwrite text at the destination position. • Press (CANCEL) at any step to cancel the function. Searchingfor Text In addition to using the cursor keys to move throughout your text, you may 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 39.) A string may be up to 63 characters long, and may include "dead" and superimposed characters. (See "Defining a Search String" on page 38.) Starting a Search STYLE BLOCK CTR/RMF SPELL PHRASE FORM -9 1 4YPr 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 MENU) to display the menu. 3. Use E and EI to select SEARCH, and press RETURN or rn • Accelerator: Instead of (3), type "R". 4. 4. Use m and to select SEARCH and press • Accelerator: Instead of (4), type "S". SEARCH :1 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 will appear: 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 wish to proceed to the next occurrence, press RETURN) to continue the search. 37

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NOTES:
The
block
is
inserted
regardless
of
the
current
mode
(insert
or
overwrite).
This
means
that
the
block
will
never
overwrite
text
at
the
destination
position.
Press
(CANCEL)
at
any
step
to
cancel
the
function.
Searching
for
Text
In
addition
to
using
the
cursor
keys
to
move
throughout
your
text,
you
may
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
39.)
A
string
may
be
up
to
63
characters
long,
and
may
include
"dead"
and
superim-
posed
characters.
(See
"Defining
a
Search
String"
on
page
38.)
Starting
a
Search
STYLE
BLOCK
CTR/RMF
SPELL
PHRASE
FORM
-9
1
4YP
r
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
MENU)
to
display
the
menu.
3.
Use
E
and
EI
to
select
SEARCH,
and
press
RETURN
or
Accelerator:
Instead
of
(3),
type
"R".
4.
4.
Use
m
and
rn
to
select
SEARCH
and
press
Accelerator:
Instead
of
(4),
type
"S".
SEARCH
:1
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:
RETURN
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
wish
to
proceed
to
the
next
occurrence,
press
RETURN)
to
con-
tinue
the
search.
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PROCESSING
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