Word 2K Find & Replace a Carriage Return

RickVS · 09-16-2006, 08:14 PM

I have a document with lines of text that are separated with a paragraph character. When I click on the paragraph button to show special characters, the paragraph characters clearly show on the page. However, if I try to do an Edit/Find or Replace, choosing the paragraph character from the list of Special characters, Word doesn't find the character. Yet they are right there on the page. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

Zazula · 09-16-2006, 09:11 PM

What happens when you manually type ^p in the Find box?
What happens if you put ^13 in the Find box?

RickVS · 09-16-2006, 10:15 PM

A ^p does find them. So why under Special Characters, when you pick the Paragraph symbol, does it put a ^v in the find box?

Thanks.

Zazula · 09-16-2006, 10:29 PM

To the best of my knowledge, ^v is not a valid character for the Find box (i.e., it means nothing).

(On the other hand, ^13 corresponds to the ASCII equivalent number 13 character for a paragraph mark.)

If you think your MS Word installation might have gotten a few glitches, you can always Help menu > Detect and Repair it.

RickVS · 09-16-2006, 10:43 PM

I'll give that a try.

Zazula · 09-16-2006, 10:52 PM

You're very welcome; I'm glad you sorted it out. Cheers! :)

And here are some additional references, in case you wish to move on with a Repair of your MS Word:
Description of the self-repairing features
How to install or repair individual features of Office 2000
Description of the differences between the repair and reinstall options in Office 2000 Setup

09-16-2006, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
RickVS Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Word 2K Find & Replace a Carriage Return I have a document with lines of text that are separated with a paragraph character. When I click on the paragraph button to show special characters, the paragraph characters clearly show on the page. However, if I try to do an Edit/Find or Replace, choosing the paragraph character from the list of Special characters, Word doesn't find the character. Yet they are right there on the page. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Thanks! Last edited by RickVS; 09-16-2006 at 08:25 PM.

09-16-2006, 09:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	What happens when you manually type ^p in the Find box? What happens if you put ^13 in the Find box? __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

09-16-2006, 10:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
RickVS Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5 OS: XP	That seems to work A ^p does find them. So why under Special Characters, when you pick the Paragraph symbol, does it put a ^v in the find box? Thanks.

09-16-2006, 10:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	To the best of my knowledge, ^v is not a valid character for the Find box (i.e., it means nothing). (On the other hand, ^13 corresponds to the ASCII equivalent number 13 character for a paragraph mark.) If you think your MS Word installation might have gotten a few glitches, you can always Help menu > Detect and Repair it. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

09-16-2006, 10:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
RickVS Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Thanks! I'll give that a try.

09-16-2006, 10:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	You're very welcome; I'm glad you sorted it out. Cheers! :) And here are some additional references, in case you wish to move on with a Repair of your MS Word: Description of the self-repairing features How to install or repair individual features of Office 2000 Description of the differences between the repair and reinstall options in Office 2000 Setup __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)