Comments on: Search and Replace Specific Formatting (fonts, styles,etc) in Microsoft Word http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:11:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Thien Ly http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-70571 Thien Ly Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:22:01 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-70571 Hi all, I want to use wildcards to search (and replace) fonts item. How can I do? Please help. Thanks Hi all,
I want to use wildcards to search (and replace) fonts item. How can I do? Please help. Thanks

]]> By: Lorita http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-70226 Lorita Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:05:06 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-70226 my letters are so small and the picture is not big and it doesn't cover all the way my letters are so small and the picture is not big and it doesn’t cover all the way

]]> By: Margaret http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-63015 Margaret Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:10:01 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-63015 I have Microsoft Office 2007 and I used to be able to save and print text that had been highlighted. I can no longer do so. My antispyware program detects no virus in my computer but something is going on. Please help!! I have Microsoft Office 2007 and I used to be able to save and print text that had been highlighted. I can no longer do so. My antispyware program detects no virus in my computer but something is going on. Please help!!

]]> By: Haupia http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-56052 Haupia Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:39:43 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-56052 I want to know how to keep the Specific Formatting off. I have to keep selecting No Formatting when I have to search through a 300+ page document for simply the words/phrases. I want to know how to keep the Specific Formatting off. I have to keep selecting No Formatting when I have to search through a 300+ page document for simply the words/phrases.

]]> By: Lawrence http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-44011 Lawrence Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:59:55 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-44011 Does this find and replace trick also work with Word 2002? I need to replace all italics with bold in a document. Thanks. Does this find and replace trick also work with Word 2002? I need to replace all italics with bold in a document. Thanks.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-40543 Rebecca Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:12:39 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-40543 I notice that my drop down box does not contain the extended styles for customized formatting. What if I want to replace a custom style with a different, yet custom style? Any tips for making such happen? @Jeremy & @JaimeZX: I have found choosing a style and selecting all text of that style (right click the style name) to be an easy way to highlight a large amount of ALL CAP text and changing case at once. However, I can't fiugre out how to get the TitleCase options to ignore words like 'and' 'the', etc. For this, I have written a macro using find and replace wildcards - works nicely. I notice that my drop down box does not contain the extended styles for customized formatting. What if I want to replace a custom style with a different, yet custom style? Any tips for making such happen?

@Jeremy
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@JaimeZX: I have found choosing a style and selecting all text of that style (right click the style name) to be an easy way to highlight a large amount of ALL CAP text and changing case at once. However, I can’t fiugre out how to get the TitleCase options to ignore words like ‘and’ ‘the’, etc. For this, I have written a macro using find and replace wildcards – works nicely.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-35891 Jeremy Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:49:49 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-35891 Good article. Just two comments: 1) If you need to do a subscript/superscript change (eg, change the 2 in H2O to a subscript) you can either write a macro or (super-secret tip!) find the first occurrence, change the 2 to subscript, highlight the formatted text and press Ctrl+C (copy). Then, in the find/replace dialog, put H2O in find and "ctrl+c" in replace. This will take the text from the clipboard and "paste" it over all occurrences of H2O. The only downside is that the original formatting (e.g., bold or different font) is not maintained (I think you'll need a macro for that.) 2) If you don't like their use of Header 2, wouldn't it simply be better to reformat Header 2 instead of using find/replace? @JaimeZX: Not sure if you're trying to search for and replace ALL CAPS, but if it's a small amount of text, you can use Format>>Change Case... This won't however do a find/replace, it only changes your highlighted text. Good article. Just two comments:

1) If you need to do a subscript/superscript change (eg, change the 2 in H2O to a subscript) you can either write a macro or (super-secret tip!) find the first occurrence, change the 2 to subscript, highlight the formatted text and press Ctrl+C (copy). Then, in the find/replace dialog, put H2O in find and “ctrl+c” in replace. This will take the text from the clipboard and “paste” it over all occurrences of H2O. The only downside is that the original formatting (e.g., bold or different font) is not maintained (I think you’ll need a macro for that.)

2) If you don’t like their use of Header 2, wouldn’t it simply be better to reformat Header 2 instead of using find/replace?

@JaimeZX: Not sure if you’re trying to search for and replace ALL CAPS, but if it’s a small amount of text, you can use Format>>Change Case… This won’t however do a find/replace, it only changes your highlighted text.

]]> By: teken http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-35827 teken Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:23:51 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-35827 Great article. I grapple with removing hard returns from e-mails for printing, daily. What do I do? Great article. I grapple with removing hard returns from e-mails for printing, daily.
What do I do?

]]> By: JaimeZX http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-35823 JaimeZX Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:51:12 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-35823 Yes, it also works on W2K3. Now if only there were an easy way to get rid of ALL CAPS! Yes, it also works on W2K3.
Now if only there were an easy way to get rid of ALL CAPS!

]]> By: Pipo http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/comment-page-1/#comment-35784 Pipo Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:52:19 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/microsoft-office/search-and-replace-specific-formatting-fonts-stylesetc-in-microsoft-word/#comment-35784 hi, i noticed your screen shots are on windows vista <i>, does this trick also work on word 2003? :) hi,
i noticed your screen shots are on windows vista , does this trick also work on word 2003? :)

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