Microsoft KB Archive/182926

= WD98: Cannot Paste Symbols into Replace With Box =

Article ID: 182926

Article Last Modified on 5/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q182926



SYMPTOMS
You will be unable to paste a copy of an inserted symbol in the Replace With area of the Find and Replace dialog box. Note, however, that the same symbol can be pasted in the Find What area and will display an entry such as ^u61069; Word will then find the symbol.

The shortcut keys for the Copy and Paste commands are (COMMAND+C) and (COMMAND+V), respectively.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a limitation of the Replace With area of the Find and Replace dialog box.



WORKAROUND
After copying the desired symbol to the Clipboard, type ^c in the Replace With area of the Find And Replace dialog box. This character will cause the contents of the Clipboard (the symbol) to be inserted when the replace is performed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB182926

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