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Find and replace text on Mac

In Merrimo on your Mac, you can search across chapter manuscripts, scene headers, and character dialogue to quickly locate words and perform conflict-safe replacements.

The manuscript Find and Replace bar open at the top of the Prose editor with match highlights.
Search and replace words or character names across your manuscript using the built-in Find and Replace bar.

Find text in your manuscript

Show me how: Open the manuscript and Find bar ↗

Search for words, character names, or scene locations:

  1. In Merrimo on your Mac, choose Edit > Find > Find… (or press ⌘F).
  2. Enter the search word in the find bar at the top of the editor.
  3. Press Return or ⌘G to cycle forward through matches; press ⇧⌘G to cycle backward.
  4. The total match count and current position appear right inside the find bar.

Replace text across a chapter or project

Update names or terms consistently throughout your script:

  1. Choose Edit > Find > Find and Replace… (or press ⌥⌘F).
  2. Type the replacement text in the Replace field.
  3. Click Replace to update the currently selected occurrence, or click Replace All to substitute every match.
  4. Click Done or press Escape to close the find bar.

Note: Realtime collaboration locks protect lines during find-and-replace operations. If a teammate is currently editing a matching line, Merrimo flags that line and prompts you before applying changes.

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