XL2000: Rich Text Formatting Is Lost When You Use Replace All (214346)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q214346 SYMPTOMS
If you use the commands in the Replace dialog box to find and replace text in a worksheet, some cells may lose their text formatting.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
- On the Edit menu, you click Replace. In the Replace dialog box, you type text in the Find what and Replace with boxes, and then click Replace All.
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- Some of the cells in the worksheet use rich text formatting, which is a combination of font, font size, font style (for example, bold or italic), and underlining formatting.
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- You replace text in a cell that uses rich text formatting.
RESOLUTION
If you click Replace All, you cannot prevent Microsoft Excel from removing rich text formatting from cells in which you replace text.
You can, however, use Find Next to find each cell that contains the text you specify in the Find what box. When Excel finds the cell, click Replace to replace the text in only that cell. If Excel finds a cell that uses rich text formatting, click Close, manually edit the cell, and then click Replace on the Edit menu to resume the process.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/8/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbpending KB214346 |
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