

Note: This example only works with Google Sheets.

The examples below are with "Match case" checked and "Match entire cell contents" (for spreadsheets) unchecked.
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When you use Find and replace, your results may change based on which boxes are checked.

On your computer, open a document or spreadsheet in Google Docs or Google Sheets.You can find and replace strings of text, including characters, numbers, words, or patterns with regular expressions in Google Docs and Sheets. Also search within formulas: Searches include formulas.įind and replace items using regular expressions.Search using regular expressions: Searches for cells that match a pattern.Match entire cell contents: Searches for cells that are an exact match.Match case: Makes your search case-sensitive.To see the next time the word is used, click Find again. Next to "Find," type the word you want to find, If you want to replace the word, enter the new word next to "Replace with.".On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.To replace the word every time it’s used, click Replace all. To replace the highlighted word, click Replace.Match using regular expressions: In Google Docs, matches words based on regular expressions.Match case: Matches only words with the same capitalization.Optional: Narrow your search by using an option below.To go back to the previous word, click Prev. To see the next time the word is used, click Next.If you want to replace the word, enter the new word next to "Replace with." Next to "Find," type the word you want to find.On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docs or Google Slides.Use find and replace in a document or presentation You can also search within a file using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + f ( ⌘ + f on a Mac). Voice typing works in these languages and accents:Īfrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Arabic (Algeria), Arabic (Bahrain), Arabic (Egypt), Arabic (Israel), Arabic (Jordan), Arabic (Kuwait), Arabic (Lebanon), Arabic (Morocco), Arabic (Oman), Arabic (Palestine), Arabic (Qatar), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Arabic (Tunisia), Arabic (United Arab Emirates), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bahasa Indonesia, Basque, Bengali (Bangladesh), Bengali (India), Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Hong Kong), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia), English (Canada), English (Ghana), English (India), English (Ireland), English (Kenya), English (New Zealand), English (Nigeria), English (Philippines), English (South Africa), English (Tanzania), English (UK), English (US), Farsi, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Italian (Italy), Italian (Switzerland), Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Malaysian, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Sinhala, Spanish, Spanish (Argentina), Spanish (Bolivia), Spanish (Chile), Spanish (Colombia), Spanish (Costa Rica), Spanish (Ecuador), Spanish (El Salvador), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (US), Spanish (Guatemala), Spanish (Honduras), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Nicaragua), Spanish (Panama), Spanish (Paraguay), Spanish (Peru), Spanish (Puerto Rico), Spanish (Uruguay), Spanish (Venezuela), Sundanese, Swahili (Kenya), Swahili (Tanzania), Swedish, Tamil (India), Tamil (Malaysia), Tamil (Singapore), Tamil (Sri Lanka), Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu (India), Urdu (Pakistan), Vietnamese, Zulu.You can find and replace words in a document, spreadsheet, or presentation with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
