Edit Find or Replace May Find Extra Extended Characters

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOM

When you search for an extended character by number, Word finds characters that do not correspond to that number.

CAUSE

By default, Word always searches for the uppercase and lowercase versions of the character. When you search for a character in a typeface that belongs to the Roman or Swiss families, Word will find the uppercase and lowercase equivalents for any of the accented vowels.

Word will also find the same pairs of letters when the typeface belongs to the Decorative family. For example, when searching for Wingdings character ^0192 (ten o'clock), Word will also find Wingdings character ^0224 (right arrow) because ^0224 is the lowercase version of ^0192.

WORKAROUND

Select the Match Case check box before you perform the search. (To locate the Match Case option, choose Find or Replace from the Edit menu.)

MORE INFORMATION

Word will find the following pairs when searching for extended characters unless the Match Case option is selected:

   ^0192 - ^0224       ^0207 - ^0239
   ^0193 - ^0225       ^0208 - ^0240
   ^0194 - ^0226       ^0209 - ^0241
   ^0195 - ^0227       ^0210 - ^0242
   ^0196 - ^0228       ^0211 - ^0243
   ^0197 - ^0229       ^0212 - ^0244
   ^0198 - ^0230       ^0213 - ^0245
   ^0199 - ^0231       ^0214 - ^0246
   ^0200 - ^0232       ^0216 - ^0248
   ^0201 - ^0233       ^0217 - ^0249
   ^0202 - ^0234       ^0218 - ^0250
   ^0203 - ^0235       ^0219 - ^0251
   ^0204 - ^0236       ^0220 - ^0252
   ^0205 - ^0237       ^0221 - ^0253
   ^0206 - ^0238       ^0222 - ^0254
   ^0159 - ^0255

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 60-61