Find & Replace

[CK21]

After uploading to 18 (from 16) I no longer have Find/Replace. Have studied as much as I can of the manual.
Can someone please tell me where it is moved to?
Thank you

[gwpriester]

Should still be in the Edit menu.

Or Ctrl + Alt + F

[Acorn]

Most get confused as Xara uses Ctrl+F to move a shape to the Front.

Ctrl+F does work if the Text tool is active.
The Menu allows Alt-E-F; each key can be pressed in turn without holding down.
Gary's mentioned Ctrl+Alt+F.

Serial	Key Types	ASCII	Key	MetaKeys	KeyPress	MenuPress (Alt)	Function	Type	Description
152	HotKey	0x46	F	Constrain Alternative	Ctrl+Alt+F	EF	SearchDlg	Dialog Window	Presents the Find and Replace Dialog. An entry in the Search for box will create a selection of the first found match and switch to the Text Tool. Closing the Dialog with no further action retain this selection.
153	HotKey	0x46	F	Constrain	Ctrl+F	RB(Enter)	BringToFront	Key Command	Puts the selected Object(s)at the top of the Layer(s) they are in.
154	HotKey	0x46	F	Constrain	Ctrl+F		Key_TextTool_SearchDlg	Text > Dialog Window	Same as Ctrl+Alt+F; same Dialog for searching.
155	HotKey	0x46	F	Adjust Alternative	Shift+Alt+F		ReplaceFontDlg	Text > Dialog Window	Replace Font Dialog: allows a selected Text Object of text selection current font to be changed to another.
156	HotKey	0x46	F	Constrain Adjust Alternative	Shift+Ctrl+Alt+F		FlattenPhotoGroup	Key Command	Edited photos nest their effects. This can be all flattened into a new image. Use Create Bitmap to keep the original as this is a destructive process. Double-click to change to the Smart Controls; double-click again to get the pop-up asking if you want to Convert to an image, i.e., flatten.
157	HotKey	0x46	F	Adjust Constrain	Shift+Ctrl+F	RR	MoveForwards	Key Command	Moves the selected Object(s) up one place towards the top of the Layer(s) they are in.

Acorn

[CK21]

Thank you for replying. Can't understand it.
Yes it should still be in the Edit menu, as it was when I was using 16.
I can't immediately send you a similar photo for the Edit menu, but in words it is this (Text tool on):
Undo create text line
Redo (greyed)
Cut page 'sitemap'
Copy page 'sitemap'
Paste
Delete page 'sitemap'
Select All
Reset current attributes
Duplicate (greyed)
Clone (greyed)
Pages

The old Find/Replace came between those same two lines as on your thumbnail.
I get no effect either when I test with putting the Shape tool on, as you have.
Ctrl + F, Alt E F and Ctrl+Alt+F all don't produce the dialog. Although I don't understand the whole table Acorn has provided, I do understand that the top line says that the way of getting the Dialog is Ctrl+Alt+F, but not when I do it.
I use it so much, for years, and I'm sure other people must do.

[CK21]

It looks as if my thumbnail did come through, for what it's worth.

[Acorn]

It looks as if my thumbnail did come through, for what it's worth.

CK21, definitely different to Gary's screen capture and all my versions.

All I can suggest is running the application in admin mode the once. That might reset things.
Right-click your shortcut and pick Run as administrator.

Acorn

[CK21]

Thank you very much for this. At least I know I'm not imagining it. I shall follow this up as soon as I can.

[gwpriester]

The only other thing I can think of is maybe you have Web Designer but not Web Designer Premium?

[CK21]

Thank you to all who suggested. It just has to be a Friday afternoon model. We tried everything suggested - and it is indeed Web Designer Premium - and because I use it so much, in the end we went back to using 16. I won't be needing it at all after this year so it doesn't matter what I have 'lost' from the upgrade.
At least I know I wasn't imagining it. Thank you.

[Acorn]

Thank you to all who suggested. It just has to be a Friday afternoon model. We tried everything suggested - and it is indeed Web Designer Premium - and because I use it so much, in the end we went back to using 16. I won't be needing it at all after this year so it doesn't matter what I have 'lost' from the upgrade.
At least I know I wasn't imagining it. Thank you.

Thank you for updating us.

Regardless of you stopping using it, I would still suggest contacting Xara for it work out why.
If it is a configuration issue then claim a refund.

Acorn