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Chapter 7
f.l/FIND
FUNCTION:
The FIND command searches the document being edited for a
designated string of characters.
DESCRIPTION:
Press the f. 1 Function Key to execute the FIND command. The
seventh or eighth line of the screen, depending on whether or not the
function commands on the eighth line are displayed, will have the
following prompt displayed:
String:
The cursor will be flashing next to the prompt.
You are being requested to specify a string, up to 24 characters in
length, that you want to find within the document. The string can
include any letter or number keys, including spaces. It must not
include quotation marks. If you attempt to input more than 24
characters the "BEEP" sound will be generated and the additional
characters will be rejected.
If you had been previously searching for a string and you later input
the f.1 Function Key again, the prompt "String:(previously selected
string)'' will appear on the screen. This is because the FIND
command can be used in combnation with the NEXT command to
achieve consecutive searches of the same string.
If you want to change the string specified, press the f.1 Key and
input your new string. If you press the f.1 Key and then the Q
Key, nothing will happen and the old string is still retained.
Remember that the flashing cursor is indicating that you
must input die characters of a string.
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