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Mac Forum / Applications / Word / May 2008In Find & Replace, Carets Double When Code Pasted
OS 10.4.11 Ibook G4 1.5 GB Ram Word 2004 Hi In Find and replace, when I paste a code (?) for a non-printing character such as a paragraph of a tab mark, where there's one caret ^ before the paste, there will be two carets after the paste. This happens both when I select>copy the 'find' characters, then paste them into the 'replace' box, as well as when I select-copy in Stickies, and Paste into either the find or the replace box. How can I fix this? As it is, I have to go into 'find replace' and remove the extra carets manually. Example: ^p^t^p^t ^^p^^t^^p^^t Thanks Rafael PS Are these called 'code'? Are the characters called 'marks'? Is the find box and the replace box called a 'box' or a 'window'? > Hi > > In Find and replace, when I paste a code (?) for a non-printing character > such as a paragraph of a tab mark, where there's one caret ^ before the > paste, there will be two carets after the paste. That has been the case for many years and through several versions. I can't recall pasting carets into the Replace box ever acting any differently. I just learned to live with it. (God, I'm starting to speak like a Microsoftie). :-) Patricio Mason Santiago, Chile > >> Hi [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > differently. > Word automatically "escapes" special characters when you paste them into the Find/Replace dialogs, thinking you must really want to search for "caret-p" as opposed to a paragraph mark. Carets aren't the only character affected, IIRC. Alternatively, instead of consulting your list and using copy and paste, expand the Find dialog by clicking the blue triangle, and use the Special menu to enter such codes. Daiya PS. It's a Find and Replace *dialog*, technically. "Paragraph mark" is understood to mean the ¶ as opposed to the text within a paragraph, but "tab mark" seems redundant, as there is only one thing that can be understood as a "tab", I should think. The rationale (I believe) is that you're expected to be pasting in *literal* characters. Since the carat is a *code* character another carat is added to "nullify" the one you're pasting.  SignatureHTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac > OS 10.4.11 > Ibook G4 [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > PS Are these called 'code'? Are the characters called 'marks'? > Is the find box and the replace box called a 'box' or a 'window'? |
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