How to Replace All Occurrences of a Word in a Microsoft Word Document

When you are creating a document, you may repeatedly use one particular word or name, only to discover later than the information is incorrect. As a Microsoft Word 2010 user, you may have gone through your document and manually replaced each instance of the word. Word has a tool that allows you to specify a particular word, then scan the document for each occurrence of that word and replace it with a different one.

Instructions

1. Scan your document until you find an occurrence of the word that you want to replace.

2. Click your mouse to highlight the word.

3. Click the "Home" tab at the top of the window.

4. Click "Replace" in the "Editing" section of the Ribbon at the top of the window.

5. Click inside the "Replace With" field at the bottom of the window.

6. Type the word that you want to use as the replacement word, then click "Replace All."

Tips & Warnings

• If you accidentally use the wrong word as your replacement word, or if the result is not as you intended, press the Ctrl and Z keys simultaneously to undo the replacement.