In the find and replace dialog, is there way to replace text without advancing to the next occurence? Currently I have to hit the back button whenever I’m finished replacing text in a section.
Not sure I understand you properly but Replace All shouldn’t find any text and scroll you to it.
Hit the “Replace All” button instead of the “Replace” button.
Sorry, let me clarify: I don’t want to replace all occurences in the document. Just occurences in a small section. Is there way to replace and not find the next occurence after I’ve reached the final occurence in that section? Perhaps there’s a button I’m missing or a keyboard shortcut? Thanks.
Maybe Search in: Selected Text can help you in your case. Just select the block where you want to make replacements and press Replace all 
Yep, what Defman said. I think the shortcut for this is Ctrl+H.
Yes, that does it - thanks!