Microsoft KB Archive/163779

= WD: Edit/Replace Changes Formatting of Previous Table Cells =

Article ID: 163779

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a

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This article was previously published under Q163779





SYMPTOMS
When you use the Replace command to find and change the formatting of text inside a table, the formatting change is made to the desired text and is also applied to the text in the cells to the left of the cell being changed.



WORKAROUND
Use the Replace All command. The formatting changes will only be applied to the text in the desired table cells.



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



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Edit and Replace feature, click the Index tab in Word Help, type the following text

find and replace

click the "Find and Replace" topic and then double-click the selected text to go to the "finding and replacing information" topic.

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