WD: "Find Whole Words Only" and "Match Case" Are Unavailable (106615)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q106615 SYMPTOMS
The "Find Whole Words Only" and "Match Case" options are unavailable
(dimmed) when you click to select Use Wildcards (Use Pattern Matching).
CAUSE
Selecting Use Wildcards (Use Pattern Matching) actually has the effect of
turning on these other options. When you type text in the Find What box and
select Use Wildcards (Use Pattern Matching), Word matches the case of the
typed words and finds only whole words.
WORKAROUND
You can override these implied options by using Advanced Search Criteria.
For example, to search for a word that may appear in the document as
"JONES", "Jones", or "jones", select the Use Wildcards (Use Pattern
Matching) check box and type the following in the Find What box:
Including each uppercase and lowercase pair in brackets tells Word to
search for either letter in that position.
For additional information, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
106622 Can't Choose "Find Whole Words Only" with More Than One Word
122758 WD: How to Search for Special Characters When Pattern Matching
REFERENCES
For more information about Find and Replace, please see the appropriate
reference for your version of Word.
Word 95 (7.0)
Click Answer Wizard on the Help menu. Type in "Pattern Matching", and click
Search. Click to select the "Find and replace text using complex criteria"
topic, and then click Display.
Word 6.0
\Click "Search for help on" on the Help menu. Type in "Pattern Matching",
and click Display. Click to select the "Advanced search criteria" topic,
and then click Display.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB106615 |
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