Last updated: March 25, 2008

Useful File Utilities

   7. How to replace multiple text items in documents.

Current tutorial shows how to replace multiple text items in documents (files).

UFU have a possibility which allows to replace multiple text items in selected documents at one time. Launch Useful File Utilities for doing a replacement and perform the following steps:

1) Firstly, we need to select files in which we want to make replacements. That's can be done by using right button of the mouse or pressing direction buttons and SPACE. The selected files will be printed in red color.

2) Then we need to choose "Batch Replacer" in the "Plug-ins" menu. If "Batch Replacer" is absent in the list of plug-ins it need to be downloaded and installed. - "Download Batch Replacer".

3) A plug-in "Batch Replacer" will be shown on the screen.

4) Then we need to fill a table by text items and press to the "Start Replace" button.

5) During the operation you will see a list with files. File on the end of the list is a currently processing file. "Operation completed!" will be shown on the status line on the end of the task.

6) Main window of the program will be shown after pressing to the "Cancel" button on the plug-in "Batch Replacer".

That's all.