How to Find and Replace Text in Notepad on Windows 10

If you need to find and replace a word or phrase in Notepad, you can use this step-by-step guide to find and replace text in Notepad in Windows 10. It is possible to search for and replace several words or expressions using this guide.

There are some free Notepad alternatives that make it easy for you, but if you want to do it in the built-in Notepad app, here’s how.

How to Find Text in Notepad

To find text in Notepad, follow these steps:

1. Open Notepad and paste the entire text.
2. Click on the Edit in the top menu bar.
3. To select Find from the list.
4. Write the text you want to search for in the Find what
5. Select the Direction.
6. Click it Find Next

So, first of all, you need to paste the entire paragraph in which you want to search. If you already have it in Notepad, you can open the file on your PC. After that go to Edit menu and select Find from the list.

You can also press Ctrl + F together to open the same prompt.

Now you need to type the desired text in the Find what box. It can be a single word or multiple words.

Then select a Direction. It is possible to choose either Up or Down.

• Up: If your cursor is placed in the middle of the paragraph, it will find the text from the beginning at the cursor position.
• Bottom: If your cursor is placed in the middle of the paragraph, it will search for the text of the cursor position at the end of the paragraph.

In other words, Direction helps you to choose a part of the text in order to quickly obtain the results. There are two other options – Match case and Wrap around. They will help you refine the search.

Finally, click on the Find Next to get all the texts found one by one.

How to Replace Text in Notepad

To replace text in Notepad, follow these steps:

1. Open Notepad and paste the entire text.
2. Click on the Edit in the top menu bar.
3. Select the Replace in the list.
4. Type what you want to replace in the Find what
5. Type the new text in the Replace with
6. Click it Replace or Replace all

Open Notepad and paste the entire text or open the file if you have already saved the paragraph in Notepad. After that go to Edit menu and choose it Replace option. You can also press the key Ctrl + H buttons together. Now you have to type two things.

• Find what: this is the text you want to replace in your paragraph.
• Replace with: this is the new text that you want to display in place of the existing text.

After typing both, click on the Replace button. It will directly replace the first match in your paragraph.

If you have several entries of the same text, you can click on the Replace all to make all the changes at the same time.

After that, don’t forget to save your file.

That’s it!