How to Search for a Word in an Entire Book

At times, you may want to search your entire book for a specific word or phrase. The best way to do this is to;

1. Go to View ChapterĀ (book view) for any chapter or chapter section in your textbook

Figure 24.1 Go to View Page
Figure 24.1 Go to View Chapter

2. Type the word you want to locate throughout the book using the Search field in the top right corner and click Search.

Figure 24.2 Type the word in the Search field in the top right corner and click Search
Figure 24.2 Type the word in the Search field in the top right corner and click Search

3. The result will be a list of all chapters or chapter sections (Pages) that contain this word.

If you want to make changes to any of these Pages, you then need to;

  1. Access the administrative (edit) view by clicking the “Admin” cog/gear icon in the top right corner of this page
  2. Go to the Dashboard
  3. Search for your word using the Ctrl+F (Command+F on a mac)
  4. Make changes and save.

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USask Open Textbook Authoring Guide - Ver.1.0 Copyright © 2016 by Distance Education Unit, University of Saskatchewan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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