To find or replace specific characters or words:

 

You can search for words or characters in your document. You can also search for and replace words or characters with text that you specify.

Search

On the Edit menu, click Find. In Find what, type the characters or words you want to find.

Search and replace

On the Edit menu, click Replace. In Find what, type the characters or words you want to find. In Replace with, type the text you want to replace it with. Click Find Next, and then click Replace. To replace all instances of the text, click Replace All.