WD2000: Edit/Replace Fails to Replace Font Kerning Value (209895)

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Manually Change the Values

You can change the font kerning Points and Above value after finding the text you want or formatting from the Font menu.

To change font kerning Points and Above value:

1. On the Format menu, click Font.
2. On the Character Spacing tab, click to select Kerning for Fonts.
3. Set Points and Above equal to the kerning value you want to format the selection.
4. Click OK.

Method 2: Use the Following Visual Basic for Applications Procedure

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The following Visual Basic for Applications procedure finds all font kerning Points and Above values equal to 12 points in a document and replaces the font kerning Points and Above values to equal 8 points.

Sub ReplaceAllFontKerning()
   If Documents.Count = 0 Then Exit Sub
   Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory
   With Selection.Find
      .ClearFormatting
      .Font.Kerning = 12
      .Text = ""
      .Forward = True
      .Wrap = wdFindContinue
      .Format = True
      .MatchCase = False
      .MatchWholeWord = False
      .MatchWildcards = False
      .MatchSoundsLike = False
      .MatchAllWordForms = False
      Do Until .Execute = False
         With Selection
            .Font.Scaling = 100
            .Font.Kerning = 8
            .Collapse
         End With
      Loop
   End With
End Sub