Search and use find and replace

You can find and replace words in a document, spreadsheet or presentation with Google Docs, Sheets and Slides. You can also search within a file using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + f (⌘ + f on a Mac).

Use find and replace in a document

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open a document in the Google Docs app.
2. Tap More   Find and replace.
3. Type the word that you want to find.
4. Tap Search .
5. To see every time that the word is used, tap the arrows at the top right.
   • Replace a single word: Tap More  Replace. Then type the replacement and tap Replace.
   • Replace a word every time that it's used: Tap More  Replace all. Then type the replacement and tap Replace all.
6. To return to the document, tap Done .

Use find and replace in a spreadsheet

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open a spreadsheet in the Google Sheets app.
2. Tap More   Find and replace.
3. Type the word that you want to find.
4. Tap Search .
5. To see every time that the word is used, tap the arrows at the top right.
6. To replace the word, tap Replace with.
7. Type the replacement and tap Replace or Replace all.
8. To return to the spreadsheet, tap Done .