Microsoft KB Archive/28234

Cannot Use “^w” in Change To Box of Change Command

PSS ID Number: Q28234 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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Microsoft Word does not allow the use of “^w” (caret w) to be used in the Change To box of the Change dialog box. This is because “^w” represents a white space (that is, spaces, tabs, carriage returns, etc.) of unspecified length or origin; therefore, Word would not know what to replace the contents of the Find What box with.

To replace an item with a certain number of spaces, press the SPACEBAR the appropriate number of times in the Change To box, or use “^p” for a paragraph mark and “^t” for a tab.

For more information about the Change command, see page 57 of the “Reference to Microsoft Word” version 4.0 manual or see page 49 of the “Reference to Microsoft Word” version 3.0 manual.

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