Search and Replace in tables

is word capable of performing a search and replace within=20
tables in a word doc? for example, i'm trying to search=20
each instance of (=B0 C) and replace it with (=B0C)

within the document it finds the string as long as it is=20
not in a table.

Provided the tables are not in text boxes, Find should find the text. I'm
not sure about wrapped tables, but since they appear to behave as if they
were in frames, this should not affect Word's ability to search them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Scott" wrote in message
...
is word capable of performing a search and replace within
tables in a word doc? for example, i'm trying to search
each instance of (° C) and replace it with (°C)

within the document it finds the string as long as it is
not in a table.

Word will find text in Tables in textboxes (and indeed anywhere else in the
document) if the search direction is set to ALL. If the direction is UP or
DOWN the search is restricted to the MainStory.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Provided the tables are not in text boxes, Find should find the text. I'm
not sure about wrapped tables, but since they appear to behave as if they
were in frames, this should not affect Word's ability to search them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Scott" wrote in message
...
is word capable of performing a search and replace within
tables in a word doc? for example, i'm trying to search
each instance of (° C) and replace it with (°C)

within the document it finds the string as long as it is
not in a table.

I realize that, but if you interrupt the search in any way (for example, if
you're stepping through the document and step out of the dialog to make a
change), the direction is automatically reset to Down, so this is a common
problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
Word will find text in Tables in textboxes (and indeed anywhere else in
the
document) if the search direction is set to ALL. If the direction is UP or
DOWN the search is restricted to the MainStory.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Provided the tables are not in text boxes, Find should find the text.
I'm
not sure about wrapped tables, but since they appear to behave as if
they
were in frames, this should not affect Word's ability to search them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Scott" wrote in message
...
is word capable of performing a search and replace within
tables in a word doc? for example, i'm trying to search
each instance of (° C) and replace it with (°C)

within the document it finds the string as long as it is
not in a table.

I don't get that behaviour. My search is set to All, and stays that way.
Stepping out of the dialog, eg to edit the document, doesn't change it.
Perhaps it's a quirk of using the scrollbar search (which I never do)?




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
I realize that, but if you interrupt the search in any way (for example,
if
you're stepping through the document and step out of the dialog to make a
change), the direction is automatically reset to Down, so this is a common
problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
Word will find text in Tables in textboxes (and indeed anywhere else in
the
document) if the search direction is set to ALL. If the direction is UP
or
DOWN the search is restricted to the MainStory.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Provided the tables are not in text boxes, Find should find the text.
I'm
not sure about wrapped tables, but since they appear to behave as if
they
were in frames, this should not affect Word's ability to search them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Scott" wrote in message
...
is word capable of performing a search and replace within
tables in a word doc? for example, i'm trying to search
each instance of (° C) and replace it with (°C)

within the document it finds the string as long as it is
not in a table.

It definitely happens if you use the scrollbar buttons; I'll have to test it
with the actual dialog. I know that if I start a search and interrupt it for
unrelated corrections, when it gets to the end it asks me if I want to start
over at the beginning (even if I was at the beginning when I started).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
I don't get that behaviour. My search is set to All, and stays that way.
Stepping out of the dialog, eg to edit the document, doesn't change it.
Perhaps it's a quirk of using the scrollbar search (which I never do)?




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
I realize that, but if you interrupt the search in any way (for example,
if
you're stepping through the document and step out of the dialog to make
a
change), the direction is automatically reset to Down, so this is a
common
problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
Word will find text in Tables in textboxes (and indeed anywhere else
in
the
document) if the search direction is set to ALL. If the direction is
UP
or
DOWN the search is restricted to the MainStory.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Provided the tables are not in text boxes, Find should find the
text.
I'm
not sure about wrapped tables, but since they appear to behave as if
they
were in frames, this should not affect Word's ability to search
them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Scott" wrote in message
...
is word capable of performing a search and replace within
tables in a word doc? for example, i'm trying to search
each instance of (° C) and replace it with (°C)

within the document it finds the string as long as it is
not in a table.

There are certainly mysteries in the workings of Find and Replace! With the
setting at ALL, interrupting the search can cause it to restart from the
beginning of the document -- but the ALL setting remains unchanged.

The puzzle that annoys me is that about once a week, for no reason I can
see, my Find format gets set to underline. It's not something I ever choose
because I never use underline anyway; and I'm not aware of any shortcut keys
that would do this by accident ... just one of those things, I guess.



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
It definitely happens if you use the scrollbar buttons; I'll have to test
it
with the actual dialog. I know that if I start a search and interrupt it
for
unrelated corrections, when it gets to the end it asks me if I want to
start
over at the beginning (even if I was at the beginning when I started).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
I don't get that behaviour. My search is set to All, and stays that way.
Stepping out of the dialog, eg to edit the document, doesn't change it.
Perhaps it's a quirk of using the scrollbar search (which I never do)?




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
I realize that, but if you interrupt the search in any way (for
example,
if
you're stepping through the document and step out of the dialog to
make
a
change), the direction is automatically reset to Down, so this is a
common
problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
Word will find text in Tables in textboxes (and indeed anywhere else
in
the
document) if the search direction is set to ALL. If the direction is
UP
or
DOWN the search is restricted to the MainStory.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Provided the tables are not in text boxes, Find should find the
text.
I'm
not sure about wrapped tables, but since they appear to behave as
if
they
were in frames, this should not affect Word's ability to search
them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Scott" wrote in message
...
is word capable of performing a search and replace within
tables in a word doc? for example, i'm trying to search
each instance of (° C) and replace it with (°C)

within the document it finds the string as long as it is
not in a table.

The puzzle that annoys me is that about once a week, for no reason I can
see, my Find format gets set to underline. It's not something I ever
choose
because I never use underline anyway; and I'm not aware of any shortcut
keys
that would do this by accident ... just one of those things, I guess.

I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing that! I do occasionally search for
underlines (but only to test scenarios for users, since I never use
underlines personally), but that does not explain the times that this
happens. If you happen to press Ctrl+U while the insertion point is in one
of the boxes, you'll get that result, but I'm confident I haven't done that,
either.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
There are certainly mysteries in the workings of Find and Replace! With
the
setting at ALL, interrupting the search can cause it to restart from the
beginning of the document -- but the ALL setting remains unchanged.

The puzzle that annoys me is that about once a week, for no reason I can
see, my Find format gets set to underline. It's not something I ever
choose
because I never use underline anyway; and I'm not aware of any shortcut
keys
that would do this by accident ... just one of those things, I guess.



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
It definitely happens if you use the scrollbar buttons; I'll have to
test
it
with the actual dialog. I know that if I start a search and interrupt it
for
unrelated corrections, when it gets to the end it asks me if I want to
start
over at the beginning (even if I was at the beginning when I started).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
I don't get that behaviour. My search is set to All, and stays that
way.
Stepping out of the dialog, eg to edit the document, doesn't change
it.
Perhaps it's a quirk of using the scrollbar search (which I never do)?




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
I realize that, but if you interrupt the search in any way (for
example,
if
you're stepping through the document and step out of the dialog to
make
a
change), the direction is automatically reset to Down, so this is a
common
problem.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
Word will find text in Tables in textboxes (and indeed anywhere
else
in
the
document) if the search direction is set to ALL. If the direction
is
UP
or
DOWN the search is restricted to the MainStory.


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Provided the tables are not in text boxes, Find should find the
text.
I'm
not sure about wrapped tables, but since they appear to behave
as
if
they
were in frames, this should not affect Word's ability to search
them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Scott" wrote in message
...
is word capable of performing a search and replace within
tables in a word doc? for example, i'm trying to search
each instance of (° C) and replace it with (°C)

within the document it finds the string as long as it is
not in a table.