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Harald_Bergman
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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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Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP
MVP

WIth the selection in the Find what control, hold down the ALT key and type 0172 on the numeric keypad which will insert ¬ into that control.   If you want to search for the symbol plus the word following it, insert the word after the ¬

 

If you want to delete the ¬ from before whatever words it appears before, run a macro containing the following code:

 

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

 

If that does not help can you provide a copy of document that contains the symbol and provide details of how you want the document changed.

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Harald_Bergman
Copper Contributor
Jul 04, 2022

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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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