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How can I find/replace special characters in Pages?

In MS Office apps, I can search for and replace special characters like tab and paragraph by typing ^t and ^p into the find/replace dialogs. Entering 'tab' just takes me from find to replace box without entering the character; ^t doesn't work; and copying and pasting from one dialog that shows an arrow symbol for tab function enters 'the Tab symbol' and that text is not found in my document. I assume there is a simple way to do this in Pages.....but I'm not finding it.


Pages 11, Mac OS Monterey

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Nov 26, 2021 1:33 PM

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Posted on Nov 27, 2021 2:08 AM

Hi Donot Haveone,


Type:

\t tab

\n newline (paragraph mark)

\i soft return (shift return)


Or, select a special character and Menu > Edit > Find > Use Selection for Find (command E).

Also allows Use Selection for Replace.


Regards,

Ian.

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How can I find/replace special characters in Pages?

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