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Summary: You can easily use Find and Replace to find text that has a particular format to it. Most people don’t know you can use the same tool to find text that does not have a particular format. Here’s how to do this type of search. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)
Word has a very powerful search capability that allows you to find not just text, but the formats of text as well. Many Word users already know how to search for character formats, but you may not know that you can also search for characters that do not have a certain formatting property. To search for characters lacking a certain format, follow these steps:
Tip #1793 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
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