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Q149741: Using Uppercase Letters in Find Tab in Help Does Not Work

Article: Q149741
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95; winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Typing uppercase letters in the Find tab in Windows 95 Help causes only words
that are capitalized exactly as you type them to be found.

RESOLUTION
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Use lowercase letters when you type text in the Find tab.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you use lowercase letters in the Find tab, all matches are found regardless
of case.

Note that the Index tab in Help is not case sensitive; only the Find tab is case
sensitive.

Additional query words: 4.0 winhelp.exe winhlp32.exe

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95; winnt:4.0

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