Microsoft KB Archive/214204

= Special characters you can use with Find and Replace in Word =

Article ID: 214204

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q214204





SUMMARY
You can use the special characters listed in the "More Information" section of this article with the Find and Replace commands on the Edit menu.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: The caret character (^) in the following tables must be typed. The caret character is created by pressing SHIFT+6 on most keyboards. (Do not confuse this character with the CTRL key.)

"Find what" Box Only
The following characters can only be used in the Find what box. Other characters that be used in the Find what box are listed in the "Both 'Find what' and 'Replace with' Boxes" section of this article.

"Replace with" Box Only
The following characters can only be used in the Replace with box. Other characters that be used in the Replace with box are listed in the "Both 'Find what' and 'Replace with' boxes" section of this article.

Both "Find what" and "Replace with" Boxes
The following characters can be used in both the Find what and Replace with boxes. Other characters that be used in either the Find what box or the Replace with box are listed in the "'Find what' Box Only" and "'Replace with' Box Only" sections of this article.

