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Harald_Bergman
Copper Contributor
Jul 03, 2022

A particular symbol unable to search and replaced in Word

I am able to search for words and symbols on the word application but there is a particular symbol that does not come up with results when I search. When I search for this symbol with words attached ...
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Harald_Bergman
Copper Contributor
Jul 04, 2022
Even though it is in Swedish, the symbols are the same as in English, and the principle is easy to translate.
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    Harald_Bergman
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 04, 2022

    Lett me give a example. Take a look in the left side, and se what the browser can recognize and not (Inga matchningar=No results)

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      Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP
      MVP
      Jul 04, 2022

      Harald_Bergman Did you try using the macro that I included in my response.

       

      If you want the ¬ replaced by a space, use

       

      With ActiveDocument.Range
      .Text = Replace(.Text, Chr(172), " ")
      End With

       

      with a space between the quotation marks

       

      If you need more assistance, can you provide a copy of the document.

       

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