FIND AND REPLACE

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Decide which text you want to replace, and determine with what you want to replace it.
Decide whether you want to replace the word once or twice or throughout the worksheet.
Move the cursor to the beginning of the worksheet.

Begin
Display the Edit menu and then click the word Replace.
OR
Hold down the Ctrl key and then type H.
Type the text you want to replace and then press the Tab key.
Example: 1011
Type the text you want to use as a replacement.
Example: 1001
To replace the text throughout the document:
Click the Replace All button.
To replace the text once or twice:
Click the Find Next button. Word will select the first instance of the text.
If you wish to replace this instance, click the Replace button, otherwise click the Find Next button again. Continue until each appropriate instance has been replaced.
When you’ve finished replacing text:
If prompted, click the OK button.
Click the Close button.