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

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• 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

When you click Find or Replace on the Edit menu and revision marks are displayed, Word does not find characters specified in the Find What box if that text contains characters that you deleted.

For example, if you type

   Forget me not

In contrast, Find or Replace does locate text that has been added to your document. For example, if you type

     Microsoft for Windows

CAUSE

When deleted text is being displayed, it affects the search engine.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, accept changes or the turn off the display of changes prior to searching.

To turn the display of changes off, use the appropriate method for your version of Word.

Word 6 and 7

1. Click Revisions on the Tools menu.

2. Click to clear the "Show Revisions on Screen" check box.

3. Perform the search.

Word 97 and 98

1. On the Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and click Highlight Changes.

2. Click to clear the "Highlight Changes on Screen" check box.

3. Perform the search.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.