Find/Replace Format does not work

[mmmccckkk]

Hi, I tried to change some text characteristics (color, etc.) globally in the whole document. But Find/Replace completely failed. It would not allow for setting the search and reaplace formatting together. The panel would allow me to set the search formatting and shows it, but if I set the replace formatting the search formatting disappears and so I'm left with either search for format of replace format, but never both. I tried to search and replace when only replace was visible, to see if it isn't only a visual glitch and it isn't. It replaces everything.

Publisher 1.10.5, MacOS 10.13.6

 

[Murfee]

Hi @mmmccckkk, I use this sometimes, I search for certain formatting, then hit enter to find all text with that formatting. I then select the formatting that I want to replace it with and then replace.

I don't need to use this very often because I use styles and find it easier to update the style.

[walt.farrell]

18 minutes ago, mmmccckkk said:

The panel would allow me to set the search formatting and shows it, but if I set the replace formatting the search formatting disappears and so I'm left with either search for format of replace format, but never both.

It works fine for me.

Almost sounds like you're using the "cog" for the FInd field when you want to specify the formatting for Replace. That won't work, of course. You need to use the cog in the Replace field to specify the Replace format info.

(Unless there is an issue for Mac that Windows doesn't have, but I think I'd remember a report of one.)

[mmmccckkk]

I seeeeee. I was using it wrong, all the time. It's a two step action - first find, then replace (at least for the formatting). Now I get it. It's very different, but can work just fine probably, I just need to think different. Thanks guys.

[mmmccckkk]

No no, I was using the propper cog for each field, but it would not allow me to have both set. As a two step action, it makes sense. I can't see the reason why would it have to be two step, but it works this way (as far as I can say after only a few tries) and that is important.

[walt.farrell]

3 hours ago, mmmccckkk said:

No no, I was using the propper cog for each field, but it would not allow me to have both set. As a two step action, it makes sense. I can't see the reason why would it have to be two step, but it works this way (as far as I can say after only a few tries) and that is important.

Odd. It works for me, and I presume it also works for Mac users or someone would have mentioned it by now:

[MikeTO]

It works fine for me on macOS, too.