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: Searching for Text with a Certain Format.
Word has a power search capability that you can use to search not only for text, but also for any formatting you have applied. For instance, you can search for specific character formats applied to your text by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Find tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
Figure 2. The Find Font dialog box.
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2011-12-17 02:44:02
Rohn
I like the older version of this tip that had more information.
You can also find paragraph formatting, as well. To search for paragraph formatting, simply replace steps 5 and 6 with these steps:
1. Click on the Format button and select Paragraph. The Find Paragraph dialog box appears.
2. Select the paragraph attributes for which you want to search.
3. When selecting attributes that use check boxes, such as the check boxes on the Text Flow (Lines and Page Breaks tab for Word 97 and Word 2000 users), a check in a check box means the matching paragraph must have the attribute. If the check box is empty, then the paragraph won’t have that attribute. A shaded box means the attribute doesn’t matter.
If you use defined styles in your documents, Word has a very powerful search capability that allows you to find not just text, but defined styles, as well. To search for defined styles, replace steps 5 and 6 with these steps:
1. Click on the Format button and select Style. The Find Style dialog box appears.
2. Select the paragraph style for which you want to search.
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