Unit 8 – Highlight, Thesaurus, Find and Replace
Thesaurus
A thesaurus is a dictionary that lists synonyms (means the same) and antonyms (means the opposite)
for many words.
A thesaurus is a very handy tool to help you improve your writing (word choice).
To use the Thesaurus:
Block out the word you would like to look up:
thesaurus is a dictionary that lists
synonyms
Click on Review tab.
Click on the Thesaurus
button.
The computer will show the original word that you looked up.
It will also give you a list of words that mean the same.
You can click on the down arrow next to any of these
words and Insert this word in your document.
The computer will put this new word in your document in
place of the word you had.
OR
Right-click on the word you want to look up (in this
case, dictionary).
You will get a pop-out menu. Choose Synonyms from
this menu.
Click on the arrow to the right of Synonyms to get a list
of synonyms.
Click on the word you want and the computer will put it in your document in place of the original
word.
Highlight
The highlight button makes text look like it was marked with a highlighter pen.
You all have highlighters in your pencil pouch. The highlighter is used to draw your attention to a
word by placing a bright color behind it.
To Highlight a word:
Block out the word you want to draw attention to:
Click on the Home tab.
Highlight
The highlight button makes text
Click on the Text Highlight Color button.
The computer will place the highlight color behind the word you had
blocked out.
Highlight
The highlight button makes text
You can choose from a number of different highlight colors.
To take the highlight off a word, block out the word and choose
No Color.
Find and Replace
The Find and Replace commands will automatically search your document for a given word. You
can also choose to have the computer replace the word it finds with a different word.
For example, if you are writing a book and you decide to change the name of a character, Find and
Replace will search the book, find every instance where you typed that character’s name, and replace
it with the new name. This will save you a lot of reading time.
Find a Word
Click on the Home tab.
Click on the Find button (in the Editing group).
Type the word you would like the computer to search for in the Find
what: box.
Then, click
on the
Find Next
button.
Continue to click on Find Next until you have found all instances of the word you are looking for.
To Replace a word:
Click on the Home tab.
Click on the Replace button (in the Editing group).
This is very similar to the Find command. Type the word you would like
the computer to search for in the Find what: box.
Type the word you
would like to use
instead in the
Replace with: box.
You can replace
the words one at a
time
Or you can have the computer replace all instances of the word at once.