Works: Which Symbols to Type to Find/Replace Special Characters (76292)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Works 2.0
  • Microsoft Works 3.0
  • Microsoft Works 4.5
  • Microsoft Works 4.5a
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0 4.0a
This article was previously published under Q76292

SUMMARY

This article shows you which symbols to type to find and replace special characters in Microsoft Works. 
 To Find or Replace               Type
 ------------------               ----

 Tab mark                         ^t
 Paragraph mark                   ^p
 End-of-line mark                 ^n
 Manual page break mark           ^d
 Non-breaking space                ^s
 Optional hyphen                  ^-
 Non-breaking hyphen               ^~
 Caret (^)                        ^^
 Question mark (?)                ^?
 *page*                           ^2
 *filename*                       ^5
 Any ASCII character              ^# (# is the ASCII number)
 White space                      ^w
 Any character                     ?

MORE INFORMATION

White space (^w) is defined by one or more spaces (including non-breaking spaces) and tabs.

A question mark (?) can be used to find different words with similar spellings. For example, "Anders?n" will find both "Andersen" and "Anderson".

To find any white space, punctuation, and numbers between words, do the following:

  1. On the Edit menu, click Replace.
  2. In the Find What text box, enter a question mark.
  3. In Works for Windows 95, select the Find Whole Words Only check box.

    In Works 3.0, select the Match Whole Word Only check box.

REFERENCES

For more information about this topic in Works, see your Works printed documentation or online help.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/15/2004
Keywords:kbinfo KB76292
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