WD: Edit/Replace Changes Formatting of Previous Table Cells

• 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

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Replace command to find and change the formatting of text inside a table, the formatting change is made to the desired text and is also applied to the text in the cells to the left of the cell being changed.

WORKAROUND

Use the Replace All command. The formatting changes will only be applied to the text in the desired table cells.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Word 97

For more information about the Edit and Replace feature, click the Office Assistant, type "How do I find and replace information," 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 Word 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

Earlier Versions of Word

For more information about the Edit and Replace feature, click the Index tab in Word Help, type the following text

   find and replace