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Find text
You can quickly search for every occurrence of a specific word or phrase.
To select all instances of a specific word or phrase at once, select the Highlight all
items found in check box, and then select which portion of the document you want
to search in by clicking in the Highlight all items found in list.
Replace text
You can automatically replace text — for example, you can replace "Acme" with "Apex."
You can search for and replace or remove character formatting. For example, find a specific
word or phrase and change the font color, or find specific formatting such as bold and
remove or change it.
6. Click Close.
7. On the Formatting toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to
carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.), click
buttons to make changes. For example, select a different font color, click Bold ,
and then click Italic .
The changes you make are applied to all the highlighted text.
Find and replace paragraph marks, page breaks, and other items
You can easily search for and replace special characters and document elements such as
page breaks and tabs.
Tip
For a quick way to find items such as graphics or comments (comment: A note or
annotation that an author or reviewer adds to a document. Microsoft Word displays
the comment in a balloon in the margin of the document or in the Reviewing Pane.),
click Select Browse Object on the vertical scroll bar, and then click the item you
want. You can click Next or Previous to find the next or previous item of the
same type.
For example, replace "apple" with "orange" at the same time that you replace "apples" with
"oranges".
For example, replace "sit" with "stand" at the same time that you replace "sat" with "stood".
For example, "saw" can be both a noun and a verb; click "saws" to replace nouns, or
click "sawing" to replace verbs.
NOTES
• If you're replacing text, it's a good idea to click Replace instead of Replace All; that
way, you can confirm each replacement to make sure it's correct.
• Use the same part of speech and tense for both the search and replacement text. For
example, search for "see" and replace it with "observe" (both are verbs in the
present tense).
For example, use the asterisk (*) wildcard to search for a string of characters ("s*d" finds
"sad" and "started").
NOTES
• When the Use wildcards check box is selected, Word finds only the exact text you
specify. (Notice that the Match case and Find whole words only check boxes are
unavailable (dimmed) to indicate that these options are automatically on; you can’t
turn off these options.)
• To search for a character that's defined as a wildcard, type a backslash (\) before the
character. For example, type \? to find a question mark.
To find:
Type ?
Type *
Type <
For example, <(inter) finds "interesting" and "intercept", but not "splintered".
Type >
For example, (in)> finds "in" and "within", but not "interesting".
Type [ ]
Type [-]
For example, [r-t]ight finds "right" and "sight". Ranges must be in ascending order.
Any single character except the characters in the range inside the
brackets
Type [!x-z]
For example, t[!a-m]ck finds "tock" and "tuck", but not "tack" or "tick".
Type {n}
Type {n,}
Type {n,m}
Type @
NOTES
• You can use parentheses to group the wildcard characters and text and to indicate
the order of evaluation. For example, type <(pre)*(ed)> to find "presorted" and
"prevented".
• You can use the \n wildcard to search for an expression and then replace it with the
rearranged expression. For example, type (Ashton) (Chris) in the Find what box
and \2 \1 in the Replace with box. Word will find "Ashton Chris" and replace it with
"Chris Ashton".
As specified, some codes work only if the Use wildcards option is on or off.
To specify:
Paragraph mark ( )
Type ^p (doesn’t work in the Find what box when wildcards are on) or type ^13
Tab character ( )
Type ^t or type ^9
ASCII character
ANSI character
Em dash ( — )
Type ^+
En dash ( – )
Type ^=
Caret character
Type ^^
Column break
Type ^m (also finds or replaces section breaks when wildcards are on)
Nonbreaking space ( )
Type ^s
Nonbreaking hyphen ( )
Type ^~
Optional hyphen ( )
Type ^-
Code that works in the Find what box only (when wildcards are on)
Type ^g
Codes that work in the Find what box only (when wildcards are off)
Any character
Type ^?
Any digit
Type ^#
Any letter
Type ^$
Unicode character
Type ^1
Footnote mark
Type ^f or type ^2
Endnote mark
Type ^e
Field
Type ^d
Type ^19
Type ^21
Comment
Type ^a or type ^5
Section break
Type ^b
Em space (Unicode)
Type ^u8195
En space (Unicode)
Type ^u8194
White space
Type ^w (any combination of regular and nonbreaking spaces, and tab characters)
Type ^c
Type ^&
NOTES
• If you include the optional hyphen code, Word finds only text with optional hyphens
in the position you specified. If you omit the optional hyphen code, Word finds all
matching text, including text with optional hyphens.
• If you're searching for fields, you must display field codes (field code: Placeholder
text that shows where specified information from your data source will appear; the
elements in a field that generate a field's result. The field code includes the field
characters, field type, and instructions.). To switch between displaying field codes
and field results (field results: Text or graphics inserted in a document when
Microsoft Word carries out a field's instructions. When you print the document or hide
field codes, the field results replace the field codes.), click the field, and press
SHIFT+F9. To show or hide field codes for all fields in the document, press ALT+F9.
• If you're searching for graphics, Word finds only inline graphics; Word does not find
floating graphics. By default, Word inserts imported graphics as inline graphics, but
you can change a floating graphic to an inline graphic.
• To find a character using the Unicode value, select the Match Case check box. If you
clear the Match Case check box, Word searches all instances of uppercase and
lowercase characters specified by the value.