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Pouria
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8 years ago
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Find and Replace Function in Paper

I cannot seem to find a 'Find and Replace' function or shortcut in Dropbox Paper. Unless I am missing the shortcut or menu item, is this planned?

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    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      7 years ago
      Hey Napelazam, thanks for posting these ideas! Let’s take a look at one by one. 
       
      Initially, although you can Ctrl + F to find a keyword on your Paper doc, there isn’t currently a way to "find and replace" a word or phrase like you would in, for example, an MS Word doc. However, I’d be more than happy to pass your comments along for future consideration. 
       
      Furthermore, if you have the relevant keyboard/language setting that allows you to type in the Guillemet symbol (« ») on your computer, you should be able to do so on a Paper doc too. For example, I was able to add it by pressing Alt Gr + [ and Alt Gr + ]. However, if you cannot, you can also copy it from another doc and paste it onto your Paper doc as a workaround.
       
      As for your last concern, if you’re referring to how you can enable dark mode for presentation purposes, you can do so by following the steps below:
      1. Access a Paper doc.
      2. Click on the play icon that is next to the ellipsis (…) on the top right corner of your screen.
      3. On the top right corner of your screen, select the black and white circle. 
      If you’re referring to something specific concerning dark mode that I have not addressed, please let me know and I’ll make sure to get back to you as soon as possible. 
       
      Cheers! :nerd:
      • Napelazam's avatar
        Napelazam
        Helpful | Level 5
        7 years ago

        I have a german keyboard. It doesn't support chevrons.  -__-

        CTRL+F is tedious.

        I mean dark mode theme in general, not just for presentations.

    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      7 years ago
      Thanks for the (very) fast response once again, Napelazam!
       
      I hope I was of some assistance to an extent and if you ever have any other questions or thoughts for us, don’t hesitate to give us a shout. In the mean time, have a wonderful day and weekend ahead! :grin:
       
      P.S. I have moved your post to Share an idea section of the Forum so as to keep track of your feedback. Thanks again!
  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    8 years ago

    Hi Pouria,

    We need more info here - where do you mean? What program etc. are you using and where are you doing it

     

    Edit: just seen this is for Paper. No there is no such feature, but, I'll make sure its passed along. 

    • visionweb's avatar
      visionweb
      Helpful | Level 5
      8 years ago

      So...is there still not 'find and replace' functionality in Paper? That seems to be a fairly universal/basic piece of functionality. :confounded:

      • Jane's avatar
        Jane
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        7 years ago

        Hey visionweb & Pouria, 

         

        Great idea & thanks for expressing your interest here! :pushpin:

         

        Our team is actively working on adding more features on Paper & we’ll make sure we’ll add your voice to the feedback gathered.

         

        Hope you have a great rest of the day! 

    • Pouria's avatar
      Pouria
      New member | Level 2
      8 years ago

      Thanks Mark, 

       

      Yes it was for Paper.

  • eilichev's avatar
    eilichev
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    +1
    Yes, I am also missing "Find and Replace" in Paper ^)

  • brahn's avatar
    brahn
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    +1 for search-and-replace.  The absense of this capability is a huge negative when considering whether I should be creating docs in paper.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago

    Hey there folks - I hope all's well at your end!

    I wanted to follow up on this feature request to let you know that this is now live for all types of accounts.

    I am attaching two screenshots here to show you how it looks like :nerd:

           Search bar (you can enter this mode by control/command + F)
     
     
    Search options
    Thanks again to all of you who submitted your feedback about this. I hope this is helpful to you all and keep the creative ideas coming!
     
    Cheers :champagne::champagne::champagne: 
  • milaaaa's avatar
    milaaaa
    Helpful | Level 5
    7 years ago

    Yaay! You guys are the best. I was dying for this feature. 
    And love where you placed it. :)
    Awesome job!