When organizing content in TXT documents, whether updating model names in product manuals or adjusting some identifiers in the text, we need to use the find and replace function to uniformly replace specific terms. While TXT, as the most universal plain text file, has excellent compatibility, it lacks batch modification and replacement functionality. When multiple pieces of content need to be changed in the text, it becomes very inconvenient, and performing replacements one at a time is time-consuming and risks missing some content.
This article shares an efficient batch replacement method to help you quickly update multiple text contents. Come and try it with me!
When do you need to replace text and numbers in TXT plain text?
Update version information
When a TXT file contains outdated times, dates, or version numbers, they need to be uniformly replaced with new information to ensure the document content remains up-to-date, preventing workflow errors caused by delayed updates.
Standardize formatting
Multiple Notepad files might use different date formats, such as 2025-10-10 or 10/10/2025. To maintain consistency, we can uniformly replace all dates with a single standard date format.
Replace sensitive information
When a company processes a batch of TXT documents containing customer names and contact details, it may need to batch replace this sensitive content to hide partial numbers or names.
Preview of replacing keywords in TXT Notepad files
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After processing:
Steps to batch replace text and numbers in TXT files
1. Open [ HeSoft Doc Batch Tool ], select [Text Tools] - [Find and Replace Keywords in Text].
2. Add the TXT files needing keyword replacement by choosing one method from [Add File] or [Import Files from Folder]. You can also drag files into the area below. After confirming the files are correct, click Next.
3. After entering the options settings interface, select [Exact Text Search]. Enter the pre-replacement content in the keyword list below, and enter the post-replacement text in the list below. Finally, click Next again, then click Browse to choose the save location for the processed files.
4. Wait a few seconds for processing to complete, then click the red path to open the folder and view the successfully replaced TXT Notepad files.
