Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Replacing Text with a Graphic.

Replacing Text with a Graphic

by Allen Wyatt
(last updated November 26, 2016)

There may be times when you have a need to replace text in your document with a graphic. For instance, you might be working on a marketing document and need to replace all instances of your company name with the company logo. This is simple enough to do in Word by following these steps:

  1. Place the graphic in your document; it doesn't matter where.
  2. Select the graphic.
  3. Press Ctrl+X. This removes the graphic, placing it in the Clipboard.
  4. Press Ctrl+H. This displays the Replace tab of the Find and Replace dialog box. (See Figure 1.)

    5. Figure 1. The Replace tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.

  5. In the Find What box, enter the text you want replaced with the graphic.
  6. In the Replace With box, enter ^c, or click on Special and choose Clipboard Contents.
  7. Set any other searching criteria, as desired.
  8. Click on Find Next or Replace All, depending on how you want to make your replacements.

WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (1800) applies to Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Word (Word 2007 and later) here: Replacing Text with a Graphic.

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Allen Wyatt

With more than 50 non-fiction books and numerous magazine articles to his credit, Allen Wyatt is an internationally recognized author. He is president of Sharon Parq Associates, a computer and publishing services company. ...

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