Find and replace text

Find a word or phrase in your PowerPoint presentation and replace it with another word or phrase by following these steps.

Windows Mac

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1. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, choose Replace.

2. In the Find what box, enter the text you want to find and replace.

3. In the Replace with box, enter the text you want to use as the replacement.

4. To search for the next occurrence of the text, choose Find Next.

5. Do one of the following:

   • To replace the currently selected occurrence of the text, choose Replace.

   • To replace all occurrences of the text, choose Replace All.

Tip: To cancel a search in progress, press ESC.

1. In the upper-right corner of the PowerPoint window, click the arrow next to Search in Presentation.

   

2. Select Replace.

   

3. In the Find What box, enter the text you want to search for, and in the Replace With box, enter the text you want to use as the replacement.

   

4. To search for the next occurrence of the text, click Find Next.

5. Do one of the following:

   • To replace the currently selected occurrence of the text, click Replace.

   • To replace all occurrences of the text, click Replace All.

See Also

Change the fonts