WD2000: How to Use a Control Code to Search by Unicode Value

ID: Q211435

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word 2000, you can use a search control code to search for a character by its Unicode value. The syntax of the control code is as follows:


   ^uNNNNN

where NNNNN is a decimal number corresponding to the Unicode character value.

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The following Visual Basic for Applications macro will generate a list of the decimal equivalents for the Unicode character values. You can use these Unicode decimal values with the ^uNNNNN switch.


   Sub UnicodeGenerator()
      Dim I as Integer
      Documents.Add
      ' Set tab stops for clarity.
      Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.ClearAll
      ActiveDocument.DefaultTabStop = InchesToPoints(0.5)
      Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.Add Position:= _
      InchesToPoints(1.5), Alignment:=wdAlignTabCenter, _
      Leader:=wdTabLeaderDots
      ' Insert column headings.
      Selection.InsertAfter "Characters" & Chr(9) & "UniCode Values"
      Selection.InsertParagraphAfter
      ' Character values below 30 generate undesirable results
      ' when inserted into a document. For example, page breaks
      ' and column breaks.
      For i = 30 To 255
         ' Insert the character, a tab and the Unicode equivalent.
         Selection.InsertAfter Chr(i) & Chr(9) & AscW(Chr(i))
         Selection.InsertParagraphAfter
      Next
   End Sub

NOTE: To find a character using the Unicode value, click to select the Match Case check box. Word will search for either uppercase or lowercase characters depending on the value used in the search. If you clear the Match Case check box, Word will search all instances of uppercase and lowercase characters specified by the value.

For example, if the Match Case check box is cleared, ^u65 will find all uppercase "A" (Unicode value 65) and lowercase "a" (Unicode value 97) characters in a document.

REFERENCES

For additional information about using Unicode in Microsoft Word 2000, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212400 WD2000: General Info on International and Multilingual Features

Q217198 WD2000: What's New in Word 2000

Additional query words: symbols

Keywords : kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto