Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 12, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you need to find tables within your documents, then there are a couple of ways you can approach the task. The first is to use the Go To command. Simply follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Go To tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
The other approach you can use is the Object Browser. Follow these steps:
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