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title: "Find and Replace Text"
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## Purpose Summary

This page explains how to search for and replace text across the entire document.

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## VSTO

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Word.Application wordApp = Application;
wordApp.Documents.Open("Search and Replace.doc");
object replaceAll = Word.WdReplace.wdReplaceAll;
this.Application.Selection.Find.ClearFormatting();
this.Application.Selection.Find.Text = "find me";
this.Application.Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting();
this.Application.Selection.Find.Replacement.Text = "Found";
this.Application.Selection.Find.Execute(
	ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing,
	ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing,
	ref replaceAll, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing);
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## Aspose.Words

{{< highlight csharp >}}
Document doc = new Document("Search and Replace.doc");
doc.Range.Replace("find me", "found", false, true);
doc.Save("Search and Replace.doc");
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## Download Sample Code

- [Github](https://github.com/asposemarketplace/Aspose_for_VSTO/releases/download/Aspose.Words1.0/Search.for.and.Replace.text.Asose.Words.zip)