Last updated: February 06, 2011

Useful File Utilities

   8. How to replace multiple text items in documents with using built-in Batch Replacer.

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) On the current step we need to choose "Batch Replacer" mode by pressing to the "Batch Replacer" button on the top of the program.

3) 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. Please note that program will create reserved copy of original files. These files have bak extension.

That's all.