Free find and replace utility software for windows

Search and Replace utility allows a user to find text in files and perform search / replace operations on text files Search and Replace Utility was developed to help you in finding text in files and perform search / replace operations on text files.

A powerful utility to automate the task of finding and replacing words or phases in text files. You can use this utility with folders and or individual text files.

Word Search and Replace is a freeware macro for Microsoft Word Word Search and Replace is a freeware macro for Microsoft Word. WordSR is ment for those who need an utility to search and replace in Word documents but find Funducs Search and Replace too powerful for their needs. Word Search and Replace uses the find and replace functions built-in to Microsoft Word.
It does not use our Search and Replace product so the available functions are the same as those in the Word Find and Replace dialog. Word Search and Replace can process more than one file by specifying a wild card in the dialogs File Mask (with path) field.
Important Notes:
The name of the actual .doc within the zips below will vary, depending on version. There is only one .doc per zip. To run the macro simply open the .doc.
For your own peace of mind, scan the .doc with your anti-virus scanner before you open it for the first time.
Please click the Close button the first time you open the WordSR.doc and read through the text in the document for usage information.
Word Search and Replace requires that you have macro functioning turned on. You may need to enable Word macros in your Options settings if macros were disabled as an anti-virus measure.
The macro was developed and tested on Office 2000. By report the macro is OK on Office XP. Word 97 installations may have problems with files not being changed. We do not have an Office 97-specific version. Sorry.
Word Search and Replace can only process files understood by your Word installation. .doc and .rtf files are understood by default. Whether you can handle any other file types depends on the conversion features installed for your Word &/or Microsoft Office. Consult the Office Assistant for more information on conversion functionality.
Back up your files first. Do NOT rely on the Word undo function. Word Search and Replace writes a file named WordSR_Results.txt in the same path that the operation is performed in. This file summarizes the changes made. However, there is no built-in backup functionality.
Consult the Word Assistant / Office Assistant for help on Words find and replace functions for Pattern Matching.

PowerPoint Search and Replace is a freeware find and replace macro for Microsoft PowerPoint PowerPoint Search and Replace is a freeware find and replace macro for Microsoft PowerPoint. If you tried our counterpart freeware macros MS Word (Word SR) and MS Excel (Excel SR) then you can probably guess that the PowerPoint SR macro works in a similar manner but on PowerPoint files only. PowerPoint Search and Replace macro uses PowerPoints find and replace functions. This macro can do more than one file by specifying a wild card in the dialogs File Mask (with path) field.
Important Notes:
PowerPoint Search and Replace was developed on Office 2000. It may not work with the Office 97 or Office 95 versions of PowerPoint.
The PwrPtSR.ppt is set up to automatically launch the macro when opened but this may not happen on your system. The file has some instructions to launch manually.
PowerPoint Search and Replace requires that you have macro functioning turned on. You may need to enable Excel macros in your Options settings if macros were disabled as an anti-virus measure.
Scan PwrPtSR.ppt with your anti-virus scanner before you open the file for the first time.
The macro requires that you have the full version of PowerPoint installed. You can save the file as a PowerPoint slide show but it will not work if your machine has only the PowerPoint show viewer installed.
PowerPoint Search and Replace can only process files understood by your PowerPoint installation.
Back up your files first. Do NOT rely on the PowerPoint undo function. The macro writes a file named PwrPtSR_Results.txt in the same path that the operation is performed in. This file summarizes the search results or changes made. However, there is no built-in backup functionality.
System requirements:
- To use this macro you must enable PowerPoint Macros. Some users will have macro functioning disabled, or at a high security setting, due to anti-virus measures. Consult your Microsoft Office manual for instructions on how to change Macro permissions.
- If you have macro functioning enabled but still do not see a Search and Replace in PowerPoint Documents dialog when you run the macro then it probably will not work for you. Your Office 2000 installation may not include the necessary VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) modules.