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Q197441: WD97: "Find Whole Words Only" and "Match Case" Are Unavailable

Article: Q197441
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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The "Find Whole Words Only" and "Match Case" options are unavailable (dimmed)
when you click to select Use Wildcards.

CAUSE
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Selecting Use Wildcards actually has the effect of turning on these other
options. When you type text in the Find What box and select Use Wildcards, Word
matches the case of the typed words and finds only whole words.

WORKAROUND
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You can override these implied options by using Advanced Search Criteria. For
example, to search for a word that may appear in the document as "JONES",
"Jones", or "jones", select the Use Wildcards check box, and type the following
in the Find What box:

  "[Jj][Oo][Nn][Ee][Ss]" (without the quotation marks)

Including each uppercase and lowercase pair in brackets tells Word to search for
either letter in that position.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q106622 Can't Choose "Find Whole Words Only" with More Than One Word

  Q122758 WD: How to Search for Special Characters When Pattern Matching

REFERENCES
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For more information about Find and Replace, click Contents And Index on the
Help menu, click the Index tab in Microsoft Word Help, type the following text

  "find" (without the quotation marks)

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Find and Replace" topic. If
you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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