Microsoft KB Archive/121855

= Cannot Find or Replace Unused Styles =

Article ID: 121855

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q121855



SYMPTOMS
Word Styles that have not been used in the current document are not available when you choose Find or Replace from the Edit menu. (To locate this option in the Find or Replace dialog boxes, choose Style from the Format drop-down list.)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



RESOLUTION
To make styles available for Edit Find or Edit Replace, you must first apply the styles in the current document. To do this,
 * 1) Position the insertion point in a paragraph or select some text.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Style. If the desired style is not displayed in the Styles list box, choose All Styles from the List box.
 * 3) Select the desired Style and choose the Apply button.

Additional query words: 6.0 macword winword nt winnt word7 7.0 word95 word6 editfind edit find replace style not available

Keywords: kbformat KB121855

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