A student has finished their multipage research and realized that they credited the wrong author in several places. Which Google Docs feature can be used to locate all instances of the incorrect name in order to change it?
To instantly locate and correct every instance of a wrong author’s name across a multipage paper, the right tool is Find and replace.
Manually scanning pages to fix a repeated error wastes time and leaves room for mistakes. The Find and replace feature automates this process. By opening this tool from the Edit menu, you can instruct Google Docs to scan the entire document for the exact text you need to change. Once it highlights the incorrect name, you can swap it for the right one, either reviewing each instance individually or updating them all simultaneously with a single click.
The alternative options do not address text correction. Compare documents highlights the differences between two separate files rather than editing the text within one. The Personal dictionary prevents the spell checker from flagging custom words as errors. Clear formatting simply removes visual styles like text colors or italics, leaving the actual incorrect words untouched.