Applying several whole-word swaps to pasted document text means running a replacer over and over.
Find and Replace Words in Word takes a list of rules and applies each whole-word replacement in one pass.
How to use Find and Replace Words in Word
- Paste the document text into the input box.
- Enter one rule per line in the rules box as find arrow replace, with whole-word matching available.
- Copy the text after every rule has been applied.
Use cases
- Applying a set of term changes to pasted report text.
- Running several whole-word swaps in a single pass.
- Standardising wording across copied document text.
Good to know
Find and Replace Words in Word reads one rule per line written as find then an arrow then the replacement, and applies them in order with whole-word matching when enabled. It works on pasted text only and does not edit Word files. Lines beginning with a hash are treated as comments.
Frequently asked questions
How do I write the replacement rules?
Put one rule per line as the word, an arrow, then the replacement, for example cat then the arrow then dog.
Are the rules applied as whole words?
With whole-word matching on, each rule changes standalone words only, leaving the same letters inside longer words untouched.
Can I add a comment line?
Yes. A line that starts with a hash is ignored, so you can annotate your rule list.