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To select all the objects in the display, on the Edit menu, click Select All.

2. On the Edit menu, click Tag Substitution.

To replace the tags for a single object, you can right-click it and then click Tag
Substitution.

For details about the options in the Tag Substitution dialog box, see Help.

A log file is shown after substitution. It provides details on the substitution process and
results. If the substitution fails, the reason will be shown. The last line shows where the
log file is located in case you want to review it in the future.

Replace tags using Find and Replace

You can replace tags or components that refer to tags using Find and Replace, a function
that has been added with version 7.00.00.

To replace tags

1. From the tool bar, click

, or select Replace from the Tools menu, or press

CTRL+H.

2. Click the browse button (

) next to Find what, which launches the Tag Browser.

Navigate to the correct folder in the left pane, and then select the tag in the right
pane.

Click OK to save the selection and close the browser.

3. Click the browse button next to Replace with. Select the replacement tag from the

Tag Browser and click OK to save the selection and close the browser.

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