Microsoft KB Archive/23591

Changing Character Formats with Change Command

PSS ID Number: Q23591 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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Word version 5.0 and 5.1
Although the instructions listed below can be used, Word 5.0 has the ability to search and replace formats directly. To globally change the format (for example, to bold or italic) of a particular word in Word 5.0, do the following:


 * 1) From the Edit menu, choose Replace.
 * 2) In the Find What box, type in the word you are changing.
 * 3) If that word has formatting applied to it, from the Format pop-up menu select the type of formatting (for example: character, paragraph, or style) applied to that word, then click the OK button.
 * 4) In the Replace With box, type in the word you are changing.
 * 5) From the Format pop-up menu, select the type of formatting (for example: character, paragraph, or style) that will be applied, then select the format desired from the dialog box.

Word 4.0 or 3.0
In a Microsoft Word document, to globally change the format (for example, to bold or italic) of a particular word, do the following:


 * 1) Apply the desired formatting to the first occurrence of the word.
 * 2) Select the formatted word, and from the Edit menu, choose Copy.
 * 3) Click your cursor any where to release the selection, then from the Utilities menu, choose Change (in Word 3.x, Change is located on the Search menu).
 * 4) In the Find What box, type in the word you are changing.
 * 5) In the Change To box, type in “^c” [without quotation marks; the caret (^) is created by typing SHIFT+6].
 * 6) Click the Start Search or Change All button. This replaces the word with the contents of the Clipboard.

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