Tip #4574 - Find and Replace with Graphics
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Find
and Replace with Graphics
Ever find yourself
working with a graphic in an MS Word document that had to be repeated
and repeated and repeated?
Did you get tired
of all the graphic insertions or the continuous copy and paste routine
of placing the graphic in the file multiple times?
Wouldn't it be
nice to have a way to place it just once and then have Word "magically"
place it everywhere else in the document for you?
Well, I'm happy
to report there is a way to get Word to do that and it doesn't even
require any magic ability at all!
The first step
to the process is to insert the graphic into the
document the first time it is needed. Also, don't forget to make any
needed changes to the picture properties, such as the text wrapping
style, before proceeding.
After that, whenever
you need to insert the same graphic again, simply enter a distinctive
word or a couple of words that will indicate the graphic placement.
For example, you could use "graphichere" in your document
to indicate a placement point. (You obviously don't want to use a
common word, as it could be a part of the document narrative and be
replaced by a graphic unintentionally).
Once you're ready
to place the graphic throughout the document, go back to the first
one you've already inserted.
Select
the graphic and copy it.
Now, start
up the Find/Replace feature (Ctrl + H).
In the "Find
what" field, enter in the word you
used to mark the graphic placements.
In the "Replace
with" field, enter this: ^c.
At this point,
you're ready to begin. You can either go one at a time by using the
Find Next and Replace buttons or,
if you're sure you used a very distinctive word, you could simply
click Replace All.
Voila. When you've
completed the replacements, all your graphics will be right where
you want them, with no hassle of individual insertions required!
~ April
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