WD: Can't Choose "Find Whole Words Only" with More Than One Word
Article ID: 106622
Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q106622
SYMPTOMS
The Find Whole Words Only option becomes unavailable (dimmed) when you type
more than one word in the Find What box of the Edit Find or Edit Replace
dialog box. This behavior differs from that of Word versions 1.x and 2.x
for Windows.
CAUSE
The use of the plural "words" in "Find Whole Words Only" refers to
finding multiple instances of the word in the document.
WORKAROUND
Click to select the Use Pattern Matching check box when you want to find
whole words and you are searching for more than one word.
MORE INFORMATION
Find Whole Words Only instructs Word to find complete words only, and
not to find words that only contain what you type. For example, if you
type the word "boat" in the Find What box, and do not select Find
Whole Words Only, Word will find "boat," "boathouse," and "sailboat."
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, Chapter 3, "Finding and
Replacing," "Using Advanced Search Criteria" section
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