Find and Replace Function in Writer

[stormyfazer]

When I use the find and replace function in writer the dialogue box won't close after the replacements have been made. I have not been able to find any way of closing the dialog box. Because the box is open the various icon buttons at the topwon't work, though luckily you can access commands from the menu bar ... so you can save the doc but then you have to Force Quit from the Apple Icon - because the application won't close itself with the dialogue box still open. Is this a known bug or am I doing something wrong? OOffice 4.0.1 OS X El Capitan.

[MrProgrammer]

Hi, and welcome to the forum.

When I use the find and replace function in writer the dialogue box won't close after the replacements have been made.

I will assume that you have tried using the Close button in the dialog and also tried using the ESC key. If neither of them closes the box, this is unusual behavior. Try a different account on your Mac. ← Read details. I realize your symptoms are different, but you should test with a fresh profile in the Guest account.

If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit button and add [Solved] to the start of the title. You can select the green checkmark icon at the same time.

[RoryOF]

Try also Cmd F. I'm not using a Mac but the equvalent command in linux (Ctrl F) opens and closes the Find and Replace dialog.