The information in this article applies to:
- 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
When you try to use the Replace command on the Edit menu to replace text
that contains subscripted or superscripted characters (for example to
replace H2O so that it contains a subscript 2), the superscript or
subscript formatting is lost.
CAUSE
Text pasted into the Replace With box is pasted as plain text (with no
formatting).
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
- In the document, create a sample of the text containing the
necessary formatting. For example, create the word "H2O" with the 2
formatted as a subscript character.
- Select the sample text. Then, on the Edit menu, click Copy.
- On the Edit menu, click Replace.
- In the Find What box, type the text to be replaced.
In this example, you want to replace all instances of H2O with the
sample you created with the subscript 2. So, you would type "H2O"
(without the quotation marks) in the Find What box.
- In the Replace With box, type "^c" (without the quotation marks, and
with a lowercase c). The ^ symbol is the caret symbol. To create this
character, press SHIFT+6.
- Click Replace or Replace All.
The replacement text will be inserted from the Clipboard and will have
the correct formatting.
NOTE: This technique can also be used to replace plain text with symbols,
graphics, or anything contained on the Clipboard. "^c" is a control code
that can be used only in the Replace With box to replace the selected text
with the Clipboard contents.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q95474
TITLE : WD: Control Codes to Use with Search and Replace (Edit Menu)
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