[h=4]To Replace a Word within a Record:
You can edit multiple occurrences of the same word by using
Find and Replace, which searches for a term and replaces it with another term.
Select the
Home tab and locate the
Find group.
Select the
Replace command. The
Find and Replace dialog box will appear.
Click the
Find What: box and type the word you would like to find.
Click the
Replace With: box and type the word you would like to replace the original word.
Click the
Look In: drop-down arrow to select the area you would like to search.
Select
Current Field to limit your search to the currently selected field.
Select
Current Document to search within the entire table.
Click the
Match: drop-down arrow to select how closely you'd like results to match your search.
- Select Any Part of Field to search for your search term in any part of a cell.
- Select Whole Field to search only for cells that match your search term exactly.
- Select Beginning of Field to search only for cells that start with your search term.
Click
Find Next to find the next occurrence of your search term.
Click
Replace to replace the original word with the new one.
While you can use
Replace All to replace every instance of a term, replacing them one at a time
allows you to be absolutely certain that you edit only the data you want. Replacing data
unintentionally can have a negative impact on your database.