How do I change a repeating word in a document to something else?

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Wayne

I am a writer. I need to change the name of a character and it appears dozens
of times in my manuscript. To change it manually will be very laborious. Is
there a way to change the name once and have it change all othe other places
it occurs in the text?
 
I am a writer. I need to change the name of a character and it appears dozens
of times in my manuscript. To change it manually will be very laborious. Is
there a way to change the name once and have it change all othe other places
it occurs in the text?
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Use the Replace function. In Word 2003 or earlier, it's on the Edit
menu; in Word 2007 it's on the right end of the Home ribbon. The
shortcut Ctrl+H works in all versions.

For information, press the F1 key and search for Replace.
 
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