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4. Click on the browse button next to Find within and clear all the check boxes except
Graphic Objects. Click OK to save the selection and close the dialog box.
5. Identify the word search limitations in Find Options.
6. Select the Direction in which to search:
Select Up to search for the tag or text string in all components before the shown
one.
Select Down to search for the tag or text string in all components after the shown
one.
7. To replace items, select Confirm replacement if needed, then:
To select individual items to replace, click Find Next and then click Replace,
when the correct item is shown or
To replace all tags, Click Replace All to replace all found items.
If needed, click the View Log File button to show a text file of the results of the Replace,
Replace All or Undo Replace functions.
Use tag placeholders
Tag placeholders provide a way to use one graphic display to represent a number of
similar operations.
For example, suppose you are creating displays for a plant that cans corn and peas. The
machinery used in both processes is identical. Instead of creating two displays and
specifying corn-related tags in one display and pea-related tags in another, you can create
one display and not specify any tag names. Where a tag name is required, type a tag
placeholder.
You can use tag placeholders wherever you would normally assign a tag to an object,
including in expressions and embedded variables. You can also use tag placeholders in the
expressions you create to animate objects.
You can also use tag placeholders with global objects. For more information, see
Chapter 25.
You can use tag placeholders in:
The graphic display that opens when the application is first run.
To undo replacements, click Undo Replace.
Only the last replace or replace all action can be undone.
Undo will not be successful if a component has been manually edited after the replace action.