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SYMPTOMSWhen you perform a find-and-replace operation on a selection of text, Word finds or replaces words outside of the selection beginning with the text following the selection to the end of the document. When Word reaches the end of the document you may see a message similar to the following where <n> represents the number of replacements Word made. CAUSEThis behavior occurs if you click Replace or Find Next in the Find and Replace dialog box (on the Edit menu, click Replace) before you click Replace All. When you click Replace or Find Next, Word cancels the selection because it thinks you want to check the entire document. This functionality works correctly if you click Replace All and do not click Find Next or Replace. WORKAROUNDTo replace one or more words in a selection, follow these steps:
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