Microsoft KB Archive/212215

= WD2000: "Find Whole Words Only" and "Match Case" Are Unavailable =

Article ID: 212215

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212215





SYMPTOMS
The Find whole words only and Match case options are unavailable (dimmed) when you click to select the Use wildcards check box in the Find and Replace dialog box.



CAUSE
Selecting Use wildcards actually has the effect of turning on these other options. When you type text in the Find what box and select Use wildcards, Word matches the case of the typed words and finds only whole words.



WORKAROUND
You can override these implied options by using advanced search criteria. For example, to search for a word that may appear in the document as "JONES", "Jones", or "jones", select the Use wildcards check box, and type the following in the Find what box:

[Jj][Oo][Nn][Ee][Ss]

Including each uppercase and lowercase pair in brackets tells Word to search for either letter in that position.

For additional information, please click the article number(s) below to view the article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212216 WD2000: Cannot Choose "Find Whole Words Only"

