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The Replace text command is used for simple global editing, so-called “Search and replace”, meaning that the command searches for a certain text and replaces it with another.

 

First you select the texts and attributes you wish to search through by clicking them directly or by the use of a window. You finish the object selection by pressing <RETURN> in the usual manner. Then you specify what old text you wish to search for. It can be single letters or other characters, or entire words or expressions. When you have specified the old text, press <RETURN> and specify the new text that is replacing the old one. Finish by pressing <RETURN> once more, and then the command will perform its task.

 

You can for instance use this command to change the item designations of your contactors from –K1, –K2, –K3 etc. to –Q1, –Q2, –Q3 etc. If so, select the Replace text command, and then select all symbols in the drawing sheet, for instance by making a window around the whole sheet. As old text, do not use “K”, since this might appear in other contexts as well. Instead, use “–K”, which is much more unlikely to be found in the wrong places. As new text specify “–Q”. Now all “–K” are replaced with “–Q” and all your item designations are updated.

 

Please note, that the method described here has the disadvantage that it only handles one sheet at a time. There are however other methods available, which are not limited in that way.