WD: Find/Replace <End Of Word> Malfunctions with Punctuation

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you use Pattern Matching to find punctuation at the end of a word, Word finds every instance of that punctuation.

WORKAROUND

Method 1

Use this method to find the punctuation that exists at the end of a word or number (for example, This is a test: or 19: ) and is followed by a space.

1. On the Edit menu, click Find (Replace).

2. Select the Pattern Matching check box.

3. Click the No Formatting button, if available; otherwise, go to step 4.

4. Click the Special button and choose "End of Word >" (without the quotation marks).

5. In the Find What box, after the > type the punctuation you want to find and press the spacebar. The Find What box should now look like as follows:

         >:space
   

6. Click the Find Next button.

Method 2

Use this method to find punctuation that exists separating words or numbers (for example, test:test or 19:91).

1. On the Edit menu, click Find (Replace).

2. Select the Pattern Matching check box.

3. Click the No Formatting button, if available; otherwise, go to step 4.

4. Click the Special button and choose "End of Word >" (without the quotation marks).

5. In the Find What box, after the > type in the punctuation being searched for. Then click the Special button again and select "Beginning of Word <" (without the quotation marks). The Find What box should now look as follows:

         >:<
   

6. Click the Find Next button.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

For additional information on using the Edit Find/Replace feature, please see Word Help for your version of Word.

Word 7.x

1. On the Help menu, click Microsoft Word Help Topics.

2. Click the Find tab.

3. In the "Type the word(s) you want to find", type "Pattern Matching" (without the quotation marks.

4. In the "Click a topic...", select "Find and replace text using complex criteria", then click the Display button.

Word 6.x

1. On the Help menu, click "Search for help on...".

2. In the Search dialog box, type "Pattern Matching" (without the quotation marks) and click the Show Topics button.

3. In the "Select a topic...", select "Finding and replacing text by using advanced search criteria".