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The find and replace tag on WindowsForum.com covers techniques for locating and substituting text across Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel, as well as in Windows Notepad and via scripting. Discussions include removing section breaks in Word, replacing text with filenames using PowerShell, and performing find and replace in Excel without altering existing cell formatting. Users also explore automating repetitive text changes in Word content controls. These threads provide practical troubleshooting and automation guidance for common find and replace tasks in Windows environments.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    How to Remove Section Breaks in Microsoft Word: Complete Guide

    Section breaks in Microsoft Word are a powerful tool that can significantly enhance a document's layout, allowing users to create distinct formatting for different sections, such as unique headers or alternating page orientations. However, section breaks can just as easily create confusion...
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    • collaboration tips document cleanup document editing document management draft view find and replace formatting formatting cleanup headers and footers layout microsoft word page orientation section breaks section management show/hide feature text editing word tips word tricks word tutorials
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    Windows 10 Find and replace TEXT with FILENAME

    Hello. I have several hundred text files in a folder. I would like to replace the text "Hello" present in every files with the actual "filename". How to do that? Can I use a Script or PowerShell? Thank you!
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    • automation batch processing file modification file names find and replace powershell programming scripting text file windows
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 How to Find and Replace Text in Excel 2010 Without Changing Entire Cell Formatting

    I have Excel 2010 I have a Diary which has 5,000+ cells(20 years) I want to do a "Find and replace" Find all the words inthe spreadsheet and change them to the font and color I want. However when I dothis and I change the color and Fonts the entire cell. At least half of mydiary is color coded...
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    • auto fit cell formatting color change diary excel find and replace font update row height spreadsheet word processing
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    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows Vista Help With Word 2007 Content Controls

    To Whomever Can Help: I don't know much about the code side of things, but I'm trying to set up a template in Word 2007 for a proposal. I have richtext controls in it they work fine so far. However, I want to be able to group them or something so that when I open up the document(from the...
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    • content control document automation find and replace formatting proposal writing rich text templates word 2007
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support