by Don Herion

Important - Remember to save your 'Replace Queries.' The page I was editing was just one of a dozen I needed to convert. Later I could bring up my saved queries and apply it to the other eleven pages. This is a great time saver.

Remember - Save those queries

The real power of this tool is the ability to expand the replace parameters by adding more search layers with different settings, allowing you to include or exclude other attributes within a tag. For example I could edit the 'p class=[any tag]' but preserve any tags with the 'align' attribute by clicking the '+ button' and choosing 'Without Attribute' & 'align.'

Adding to a 'replace query'

This is what my 'Replace' query looked like. Then I selected 'Replace All' and let Dreamweaver do the heavy lifting.

Screenshot of my 'Replace' edit

Unfortunately you won't find much help in the manual that ships with Dreamweaver. There is some information if you go Help > Using Dreamweaver. But ultimately you are going to have to take the plunge and learn the power of this tool on your own. Believe me, it will be time well spent.