Overview
Search and replace is a time-saving feature that allows you to modify content across an entire project by locating specific words or phrases and replacing all of them at once (or one by one).
- Deleted terms cannot be recovered.
- There are some considerations for special characters when using this function. See Special Character Considerations at the end of this article for more information.
You want to replace all instances of a specific client name with a merge tag instead.
Using search and replace in projects
- Select the section(s) you want to query by clicking the box to the left of the sections, then click More > Search and Replace.
- Select whether you want to search answers, questions, or both, then enter the text in the specified field.
Note: If you enter multiple words or a phrase, only the text that matches the phrase completely is replaced. - Click Save to update the values in the project. Edits made are recorded in the activities for the question and the project.
Special character considerations
Characters without additional text
The following characters can be used in searches with search and replace:
Note: Backslashes (\) and double quotes (") cannot be searched.
| Symbol Name | Symbol |
| Tilde | ~ |
| Back Quote | ` |
| Exclamation Mark | ! |
| At | @ |
| Hash | # |
| Dollar | $ |
| Percentage | % |
| Caret | ^ |
| Ampersand | & |
| Asterisk | * |
| Open Parenthesis | ( |
| Closed Parenthesis | ) |
| Underscore | _ |
| Hyphen | - |
| Plus | + |
| Equal | = |
| Open Brace | { |
| Closed Brace | } |
| Pipe | | |
| Open Bracket | [ |
| Closed Bracket | ] |
| Colon | : |
| Semicolon | ; |
| Single Quotes | ' |
| Less Than | < |
| Greater Than | > |
| Comma | , |
| Full Stop | . |
| Question Mark | ? |
| Forward Slash | / |
Characters with prefix or suffix text
The following characters can be used with prefix or suffix text:
Note: Backslashes (\), double quotes ("), back quotes with prefix and suffix text (`Text or Text`), and single quotes with suffix text ('Text) cannot be searched.
| Symbol Name | Suffix | Prefix |
| Tilde | ~Text | Text~ |
| Exclamation Mark | !Text | Text! |
| At | @Text | Text@ |
| Hash | #Text | Text# |
| Dollar | $Text | Text$ |
| Percentage | %Text | Text% |
| Caret | ^Text | Text^ |
| Ampersand | &Text | Text& |
| Asterisk | *Text | Text* |
| Open Parenthesis | (Text | Text( |
| Closed Parenthesis | )Text | Text) |
| Underscore | _Text | Text_ |
| Hyphen | -Text | Text- |
| Plus | +Text | Text+ |
| Equal | =Text | Text= |
| Open Brace | {Text | Text{ |
| Closed Brace | }Text | Text} |
| Pipe | |Text | Text| |
| Open Bracket | [Text | Text[ |
| Closed Bracket | ]Text | Text] |
| Colon | :Text | Text: |
| Semicolon | ;Text | Text; |
| Less Than | <Text | Text< |
| Greater Than | >Text | Text> |
| Comma | ,Text | Text, |
| Full Stop | .Text | Text. |
| Question Mark | ?Text | Text? |
| Forward Slash | /Text | Text/ |
Characters in between text
The following characters can be used in between text (without space):
Note: Backslashes (\), double quotes ("), and back quotes (`Text) cannot be searched with text in between.
| Symbol Name | Text Example |
| Tilde | Text~Text |
| Exclamation Mark | Text!Text |
| At | Text@Text |
| Hash | Text#Text |
| Dollar | Text$Text |
| Percentage | Text%Text |
| Caret | Text^Text |
| Ampersand | Text&Text |
| Asterisk | Text*Text |
| Open Parenthesis | Text(Text |
| Closed Parenthesis | Text)Text |
| Underscore | Text_Text |
| Hyphen | Text-Text |
| Plus | Text+Text |
| Equal | Text=Text |
| Open Brace | Text{Text |
| Closed Brace | Text}Text |
| Pipe | Text|Text |
| Open Bracket | Text[Text |
| Closed Bracket | Text]Text |
| Colon | Text:Text |
| Semicolon | Text;Text |
| Single Quote | Text'Text |
| Less Than | Text<Text |
| Greater Than | Text>Text |
| Comma | Text,Text |
| Full Stop | Text.Text |
| Question Mark | Text?Text |
| Forward Slash | Text/Text |