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Searching for Comment Marks

Summary: Got a bunch of comments in your document? You can easily jump from one comment to the other by using the Object Browser, as described in this tip. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

If you don't know where a comment mark is located in your document, you can use Word's powerful searching capabilities to find them. The easiest way is by using the Object Browser. Follow these general steps:

  1. Click the Object Browser icon. It is the small round ball just below the vertical scroll bar, in the bottom-right corner of the program window. Word displays a palette of objects by which you can browse.
  2. Click on the Comment object. It looks like a yellow sticky note. When you click on it, the palette disappears.
  3. Use the Previous and Next controls, above and below the Object Browser icon, to jump to the previous or next comment.

If you are still using Word 97 or Word 2000, then you can use Word's Find feature to locate comment marks. Follow these steps:

  1. Choose Find from the Edit menu, or press Ctrl+F. Word displays the Find tab of the Find and Replace dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
  2. In the Find What box, enter ^a.
  3. Set other searching parameters, as desired.
  4. Click on Find Next.

Tip #1893 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007


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