Biblioscape comes with several searching tools that allow you to retrieve a group of records based on your searching criteria. But, if you want to locate an individual word or phrase, "Find" is a better tool. If you want to find and replace a misspelled word, then "Replace" is the right tool to use.
Find a word or phrase
| 1. | Click on menu command "Edit | Find…". |
| 2. | Type the word you want to find. You can limit the search to any single data field or any data field. |
| 3. | Click on the "Find Next" button. |
Note: "Find" will only search words in the current list. If you want to find all words in the current database, click the menu command "References | Retrieve All" first. If you want to enter the find string using regular expression, check the box "Regular Expression". Regular expression is a powerful and flexible text pattern matching tool.
Replace a word or phrase
| 1. | Click on menu command "Edit | Replace…". |
| 2. | Type the word you want to find, and the word to replace it with. Use the combo box to limit your search to a certain field. |
| 3. | Click "Replace". When an instance is found, you have the option to "Replace" or skip the current one and "Find Next". If you do not want to be prompted each time, click "Replace All". |
Regular expression: If you have the "Regular Expression" box checked, the search string you entered in the "Find what" box will be treated as a regular expression. Click here to learn more about regular expression. "Edit | Replace" will only search words in the current list. If you want to replace all the instances in the current database, click the menu command “Tools | Retrieve All” first. You can use the check box to make the find case sensitive, or specify wether to match the whole word or part of the word.