We have made this version friendlier with the new step wise process:
Step 1 : Add Files - In this step you can add MS Excel files (.XLS, .XLXS, .XLSM, .XLT). Just click on "Add Files" button to open the files from where you want to replace words. You can also add a whole folder by clicking on option "Add Folder". The software will automatically search the selected folder and will add all the excel files.
Remove Selected : You can also remove the
selected files from the list. For that you need
select the files which you want to remove and press DEL key from your
keyboard.
Clear File List : You can remove the whole list
of selected file and folder. For that
you will have to click on option "Clear File List".
Add Words : To go to the next step press "Add
Words".
Step 2 : Add or Load
Words
Add Words - In
this section you have to write the words
you want to remove and keep. You have two boxes named "Find What" and
"Replace With" to do this process. You can
also add a whole list of words either in .TXT format or .CSV format. For
that you will have to check Find and
Replace with radio button and click "Load List" to "Add Words" .
Format Words & Final Process- In this step
you can change the format or highlight
your selected words or phrases or you can also Edit the
Text and change the Find Options.
Click on a Word in the List to open format panel. The Format Panel has four
bars.
Remove Selected : Remove all selected words from
the List.
Clear File List : Remove all words from the List
and Empty the Word List.
Clear Formatting : Clear all applied formatting
from the list.
Start: To open the "File Folder
Options".
Open Target Folder: To open Separate Folder
which will be selected to save the
processed files.
Show Log File: To open log File.
Process all Files in a Separate Folder : Check this option if you want to process all files in a single separate folder. Click on Browse button to select the folder. In this option all processed files name include a counter and suffix like "1_FR_1.xls", "1_FR_2.xlsx", "2_FR_3.xls"
Process in Same Folder : Check this option if you want to
process all files in their native
folder.
Define Custom Suffix: You can define your own initial to
processed files, if you leave blank
Suffix Text box then it overwrite the original files if Native Folder option
is selected means find and replace
process will be done directly in the original files.
Create Log File : Check this option if you want to create a log files for analyzing your file and word process.
Overwrite : Check this option if you are reprocessing the same files. It will overwrite previous files.
Start Process : Press "Start Process" to start the Find & Replace process.
Stop Process: To Stop the Find and Replace process.
A log file created which has all files and word records, it shows in which file how many words are found & replaced and highlighted and you can also open each file by double clicking on file name direct from the log file itself.Click on Header to open File.