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FindSettings is a global option that stores settings associated with the Find dialog box. This dialog box is accessed by clicking the Find RightTriangle Find... command. FindSettings consists of the following suboptions.

"FindString"

• "FindString" is a global option that stores the value of the last string that was searched for using the Find dialog box.

• "FindString" is usually set by typing text into the "Search for:" field of the Find dialog box. Alternatively, you can click Find RightTriangle Enter Selection to make selected text in the notebook the value of "FindString".
• You can search for any occurrence of a special character by setting "FindString" to the full name of the character. For example, to search for the next occurrence of the Greek letter Alpha, you can set "FindString" Rule \[Alpha].
• You can search for typeset expressions by specifying the box structure in linear syntax. For example, to search for the next occurrence of , you can set "FindString" Rule \!\(x\^2+y\^2\).
• You must perform a search using one of the buttons in the Find dialog box for the value of "FindString" to be updated.

"ReplaceString"

• "ReplaceString" is a global option that stores the value of the string to be inserted in place of highlighted text in the current notebook.

• "ReplaceString" is usually set by typing text into the "Replace with:" field of the Find dialog box.
• You must perform a search using one of the buttons in the Find dialog box for the value of "ReplaceString" to be updated.
• You can also replace text with a special character by setting "ReplaceString" to the full name of the character. For example, to replace the selected text by the Greek letter Alpha, you can use the setting "ReplaceString" Rule \[Alpha].

"IgnoreCase"

• "IgnoreCase" is a global option that determines if a search carried out using the Find command is case-sensitive.

• With the default setting "IgnoreCase" Rule False, searches are case-sensitive.
• With the setting "IgnoreCase" Rule True, searches are case-insensitive.

"Wraparound"

• "Wraparound" is a global option that determines if a search should be continued at the start of a notebook when the search reaches the end.

• With the setting "Wraparound" Rule False, a search terminates when it reaches the end of a notebook.
• With the default setting "Wraparound" Rule True, a search that reaches the end of a notebook is continued at the start of that notebook.

"WindowMargins"

• "WindowMargins" is a global option that determines the size of margins around the Find dialog box.

• "WindowMargins" Rule {{left, right}, {bottom, top}} determines the distances from each edge of your screen to each edge of the window.
• The values of left, right, bottom, and top are given in points, where 72 points equal one inch.
• Negative values of left, right, bottom, and top represent edges that are off the screen.
• Typically only two distances are given explicitly; the others are set to Automatic, indicating that they should be determined from the size of the window.
• The settings for "WindowMargins" change automatically whenever you move a window around interactively on the screen.
• The window edges closer to the edges of the screen are typically assigned explicit margin distances; the other edges are set to Automatic. This allows the same setting for "WindowMargins" to work on screens of different sizes.