WD: Can't Choose "Find Whole Words Only" with More Than One Word (106622)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q106622 SYMPTOMS
The Find Whole Words Only option becomes unavailable (dimmed) when you type
more than one word in the Find What box of the Edit Find or Edit Replace
dialog box. This behavior differs from that of Word versions 1.x and 2.x
for Windows.
CAUSE
The use of the plural "words" in "Find Whole Words Only" refers to
finding multiple instances of the word in the document.
WORKAROUND
Click to select the Use Pattern Matching check box when you want to find
whole words and you are searching for more than one word.
MORE INFORMATION
Find Whole Words Only instructs Word to find complete words only, and
not to find words that only contain what you type. For example, if you
type the word "boat" in the Find What box, and do not select Find
Whole Words Only, Word will find "boat," "boathouse," and "sailboat."
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 3, "Finding and
Replacing," "Using Advanced Search Criteria" section
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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