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Universal Search-and-Replace

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Equal Pigeon

A search-and-REPLACE option in Codex so we can change the names of characters / objects / locations universally across multiple entries with one click. It would save a lot of time instead of manually updating each separate Codex entry.

November 17, 2023

Precious Marmot

Yes - a find and replace for a character name or term in a particular scene, chapter, act, or full project would be amazing. Not major though as I can easily export and make a not to change following export. :)

spaceemotion

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Looking for a way to change a character name throughout the novel. A major deficiency that Novelcrafter does not have a Find and Replace

Serenity blue Cricket

6 days ago

Jacinth Lark

It's coming. It's one of the planned future features.

spaceemotion

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Find and Replace coming any time soon?

Eburnean Scorpion

Really could use it for renaming characters

October 3, 2024

spaceemotion

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Global Find and Replace in the Write Section

Light Thrush

This should be a common feature, you need a way to global change things. As of now we would have to do it all manually or export and re-import.

October 3, 2024

Light Thrush

There needs to be a global search and replace function in the write section as well

Easy Ladybug

As a work around, download your story, do the global name change in word, then upload again.

Fern Krill

It's one of the things they're considering doing. So please be patient. Updates to novel crafter do take time.

Lotus pink Cod

Would be awesome!

spaceemotion

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Global Rename Characters or Other Codex Entries

Xanthic Gibbon

Allow a rename of a codex character / object to rename all instances of that object within the story. You can already link text to the codex. Can this relationship, optionally and on a case by case basis, be allowed to run the other way? Rename a character in the Codex and you're asked if you want to rename every instance of that same text (perhaps including aliases) in the text.

September 21, 2024

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