[nabs-l] Find and Replace in Microsoft Word

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Cindy, When I fill in my find text and my replace text and then
simply press enter, it finds and replaces all by default.
Best, Arielle

On 2/12/15, Cindy Bennett via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a huge task ahead of me of finding and replacing information in
> Microsoft word 2010 documents. Ideally, I would like to find and
> replace all. I have done this before, years ago, but hadn't for a
> while so looked up how to do it. I found the directions on a generic
> Microsoft help website and completed the instructions. Unfortunately,
> when I use JAWS (I haven't tried other screen readers yet but would
> prefer to use JAWS in Word), all the dialogue box says is "find and
> replace." If you press tab, the same message is provided. I found a
> JAWS tutorial and learned the keystrokes control H to initiate the
> dialogue box, and know to first type the word to find, and to then tab
> to type the word to replace it with. I can press alt f to initiate the
> find and alt r to replace. But there is no keystroke that I can find
> to replace all. I imagine there is a button but haven't found it given
> the limited feedback i get from JAWS. I looked through the menus in
> search of the keystroke, but couldn't find a find and replace option
> in the menu, thus no hint keystroke.
>
> If anyone knows another way to do this or the keystroke I can employ
> to initiate a replace all, it would be very helpful!
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Cindy Bennett
> 1st Year Ph.D. Student, University of Washington
> Human Centered Design and Engineering
>
> Treasurer of the National Federation of the Blind of Washington
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>
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