How to replace one character tag with another character tag globally in one document

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March 16, 2017
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I copy some paragraphs from MS word to FrameMaker. I try to replace a character tag definded in the word file to another character tag defined in the FrameMaker file with the Find/change. I can fine a character tag but do not know how to change.

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Correct answer Barb Binder

The character tag is replaced by the text I just copy.

That sounds like you chose Edit > Copy and not Edit > Copy Special > Character Format.

This will work—I use it all the time. Let's try it again. In this example I want to replace the character format called "Numbers" with the character tag called "Emphasis":

Assign the new character format (Emphasis) to selected text.
Keep the same text selected and choose Edit > Copy Special > Character Format. The character format called Emphasis is copied to the clipboard.
Edit > Find/Change. Find the new character format "Numbers". Change by pasting. This will remove the format called "Numbers" and replace it with "Emphasis".
Change or Change All to replace all occurrences of Numbers with Emphasis.

Barb Binder

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I can fine a character tag but do not know how to change.

Use By pasting:

Assign the new character tag to a string of text
Select it
Edit > Copy Special > Character Format
Edit > Find/Change
- Find: the old character tag name
- Change: By pasting

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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zhihaih48081937Author

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Thanks BarbBinder,

I just try you way but does not work. The character tag is replaced by the text I just copy. What I need is the character tag for example Emphasis, replaced by another tag, for example Subscript.

I try Comand global update in character , it works. I just think that I can also do it by finding the original character tag and replace with the target character tag.

thank you.