# Search/Replace selection only

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-replace-selection-only/4169
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [December 29, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-replace-selection-only/4169 "2011-12-29T10:38:51Z")
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### Author: ![llandr](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@llandr](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/llandr)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-replace-selection-only/4169/1 "2011-12-29T10:38:51Z")

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I would like to be able to select a treenode, use Edit|Search &&nbsp;Replace and in the dialog have the option to&nbsp;check "Selection".

The search/replace should then only search in the selected treenode and subnodes.

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