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Dreamweaver MX. Lesson 14: Using Find and Replace. Searching the Document (p. 428). With Dreamweaver, you can find and replace text, HTML tags, and even _________ of tags. To find and replace text, open a document. Select Edit > Find and Replace .
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Dreamweaver MX Lesson 14: Using Find and Replace
Searching the Document (p. 428) • With Dreamweaver, you can find and replace text, HTML tags, and even _________ of tags. • To find and replace text, open a document. • Select Edit > Find and Replace. • Choose Current Document in the Find In list and Text in the Search For list. • In the Search For text field, enter the desired text. In the Replace With text field, enter the new text. • Click Find All. In the Results window, click the _______ arrow. Select Replace All, OK.
Removing HTML Tags (p. 430) • You may wish to remove certain tags from a document in order to format a page with _____. • In a document, click Show Code and Design Views, move the cursor at the top of the code. • Select Edit > Find and Replace. • Change Search For to Specific Tag. Select the desired tag from the list. • To ignore attributes, click the – sign button. Otherwise, select the attribute and ______. • Select Strip Tag from the Action list. Uncheck the three additional options. • Click Replace All, OK; close Results window.
Applying a Custom Style (p. 435) • Remember that a custom style is one you create by giving it a name following a _______. • The text to which you apply the custom style uses the attribute _______=“name” with the appropriate tag. • To apply a custom style throughout a document, apply the style once in the document. • Select Edit > Find and Replace. Change Search For to Source Code and enter text in the field. • Copy the HTML code for the style from the Code View, paste it in the Replace With field. • Click Replace All, OK.
Linking External Style Sheets (p. 438) • You may need to add a style sheet to dozens of pages in a site (make sure all are _________). • For Windows users, first open a document. • Select Edit > Find and Replace. • Select ________ in the Find In list. Click the folder icon, find the folder containing the files, and double-click it, click Select. • Select Source Code in the Search For list. • Type _______ in the Search For text box. • Type <link href=“<stylesheet name>” rel=“stylesheet” type=“text/css”></head> in the Replace With text box, click Replace All.
Saving and Reusing Search Criteria (p. 441) • A saved search criteria is called a ________. • After creating a search criteria, click the Save Query icon in the Find and Replace box. • Open the web site folder, enter the name of the query file (.dwq or _____ extension is added automatically), click Save. • In the Find and Replace box, click the Load Query icon. • In the Find In list, choose Select Files in Site. • In the Site panel, select the files to be changed. • Click Replace All. Close the Results panel.
Using Regular Expressions (p. 443) • You may want to search for certain patterns in text to make changes. • To find all dates in a page from 1700 to 1799, select Edit > Find and Replace. • Select Current Document in the Find In list. • Select Source Code in the Search For list. • Type (17\d\d) in the Search For box (“d” is a special character that stands for a ______, and must be preceded by a “\”). See Appendix A. • Type <b>___</b> in the Replace With box, which will bold regular expression number 1. • Check the Regular Expressions box, click Replace All.
Finding Text Variations (p. 446) • You may want variations in text to be more consistent (e.g., using California instead of CA, Ca, ca, or california). • Select Edit > Find and Replace. • Select Text in the Search For list. • Type Ca\w* in the Search For box (w stands for any _____________, * for any number of characters). • Check the Use Regular Expressions box. • Type California in the Replace With box. • Click Find Next and Replace as appropriate.