Any solution to This Problem?

TromboneAl · February 13, 2015, 4:20pm

I’m starting a new book, and writing scene synopses. I use the character names, but some may change in the future.

Is there any way to do a search and replace in the synopses?

Thanks.

MimeticMouton · February 13, 2015, 5:05pm

You can limit Project Replace to synopses.

reepicheep · February 13, 2015, 5:14pm

When I can’t decide on character names I use abbreviations. MMC and FMC, and 2MMC and 2FMC, etc. Then when I’ve settled on appropriate names I do a global search and replace. One November the MMC in my NaNoWriMo novel that year went for two weeks being known as “MMC”.

TromboneAl · February 17, 2015, 3:35pm

Thanks. I had never noticed Project Replace.

BUG: When I choose Edit/Find/Project Search, nothing happens. That is the menu goes away and that’s all.

TromboneAl · February 17, 2015, 4:49pm

Ah, I see. Edit/Find/Project Search simply puts the caret into the Search box. It just seems like a bug.

Rdale · February 17, 2015, 5:02pm

Note that the next menu item down, “Project Replace” brings up the more familiar “search” window, but its designed for doing replacements, not finding instances of a word or phrase.