WD: Find/Replace Command Doesn't Ignore Deleted Text (120775)


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 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
This article was previously published under Q120775

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Revisions feature in Microsoft Word, if you click Find or Replace on the Edit menu and search for specific text, Word may not find the text specified in the Find What box if that text contains deleted characters.

For example, if you type Forget me not, turn on Revisions, and then delete the word "me", Word will not find "Forget not" when you attempt to do either a Find or Replace.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, either accept or reject the changes in your Word document. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Revisions.
  2. In the Revisions dialog box, do one of the following:
    • Click Review. In the Review Revisions dialog box, click Find and then click either Accept or Reject to either accept or reject individual changes to your Word document.

      -or-
    • Click either the Accept All or Reject All button to either accept or reject the changes that were made to your Word document.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To use Revisions in your Word document, follow these steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Revisions.
  2. In the Revisions dialog box, click to select the Mark revisions while editing check box.

    NOTE: The Show Revisions on Screen and Show Revisions in Printed Document check boxes are selected by default and should remain selected.
  3. Click OK.
For more information about revisions, click Contents and Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Microsoft Word Help, type the following text

revisions

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Revisions command" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbnofix kbproof KB120775
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