WD: "Find Whole Words Only" and "Match Case" Are Unavailable

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word, the "Find Whole Words Only" and "Match Case" options are unavailable (grayed) when you click to select Use Wildcards (Use Pattern Matching).

MORE INFORMATION

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.

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:

     [Jj][Oo][Nn][Ee][Ss]

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q106622
   TITLE     : Can't Choose "Find Whole Words Only" with More Than One Word

   ARTICLE-ID: Q122758
   TITLE     : 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 97 and Later

Click the Office Assistant, type "pattern matching," click Search, and then click to view "Find and replace."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

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.