Microsoft KB Archive/209895

= WD2000: Edit/Replace Fails to Replace Font Kerning Value =

Article ID: 209895

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q209895



SYMPTOMS
When you try to replace the font kerning Points and Above value, using either Replace on the Edit menu or from the Visual Basic Editor, the Points and Above value does not change as expected.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Manually Change the Values
You can change the font kerning Points and Above value after finding the text you want or formatting from the Font menu.

To change font kerning Points and Above value:
 * 1) On the Format menu, click Font.
 * 2) On the Character Spacing tab, click to select Kerning for Fonts.
 * 3) Set Points and Above equal to the kerning value you want to format the selection.
 * 4) Click OK.

Method 2: Use the Following Visual Basic for Applications Procedure
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The following Visual Basic for Applications procedure finds all font kerning Points and Above values equal to 12 points in a document and replaces the font kerning Points and Above values to equal 8 points.

Sub ReplaceAllFontKerning If Documents.Count = 0 Then Exit Sub Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory With Selection.Find .ClearFormatting .Font.Kerning = 12 .Text = "" .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindContinue .Format = True .MatchCase = False .MatchWholeWord = False .MatchWildcards = False .MatchSoundsLike = False .MatchAllWordForms = False Do Until .Execute = False With Selection .Font.Scaling = 100 .Font.Kerning = 8 .Collapse End With Loop End With End Sub



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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