How-To: Find Text Fragments Backwards - OpenOffice.org Writer
- This example starts somewhere in the middle of the text document.
- To find a word or text fragment backwards, click on the "Edit" menu.
- Select the "Find & Replace" menu item.
- The "Find & Replace" dialog appears.
- Click in the "Search for" field.
- Type the word or text fragment to search for.
- To show more options, click on the "More Options" button.
- To reverse the search direction, check the "Backwards" check mark.
- Click on the "Find" button to execute the "Find" action.
- Writer found the first occurrence of the text fragment towards the beginning of the document.
- Click the "Find" button a few more times.
- See how the higlighted text advances toward the beginning of the text document.
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Find Text Fragments Backwards
This screencast teaches how to find words or
text fragments
moving
backwards in the text document.
You learn:
- How to start a "Find & Replace" action.
- How to enter the text fragment to search for.
- How to view "More Options" in the "Find & Replace" dialog.
- How to set the search direction to "Backwards".
- How OpenOffice.org Writer highlights the next occurrence of the text pattern searched for.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- Find words or text fragments going forward in the text.
- Find the text only if it is the whole word.
- Find text patterns using regular expressions.
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