Advanced Find & Replace

Advanced Find & Replace lets you search for specific elements in your schedule (scenes, characters, locations, or other fields) and replace them across your project in bulk.

To Access

1. In the upper-right corner of the window, click the three-line menu icon.

2. From the dropdown menu, select the Advanced Find & Replace option.

   

When you select this option:

• The left panel displays the Breakdown Sheet or the active Board.
• The right panel displays the Advanced Find & Replace options.

Find

In the left panel, click on the Board tab to view the Board. On the right panel, select the Find tab.

Fill in the fields for your search:

• Fields: Category, synopsis, set, location, D/N, Episode, Unit.
• Operator: Equal to or Not equal to.
• Element/Value: Displays the elements of the selected field or category.
• And/Or: Refine your search with multiple criteria.

Note

Select All will allow you to select a strip as long as it contains any value.

As you enter your search options, matching strips will be shown in red on the left panel.

To refine your search further, click ADD and fill in additional criteria using the AND/OR operators.

Find & Replace

1. Click the Find & Replace tab on the right panel.
2. In the Containing field, type the word you want to find.
3. In the Replace With field, type the replacement word.
4. In the lower part of the window, select the categories you want to change.
5. Click Replace Selected.

Note

The Find/Replace option supports case-sensitive or case-insensitive replacements.

To Exit Advanced Find & Replace

In the upper-right corner of the window, click the three-line menu icon. From the drop-down menu, select the Single Screen Mode option.