I am using Office 2007. I would like to locate all instances of a certain
word in a document and then delete them all at once. Can this be done
without manually highlighting each instance of the word?

For instance, all instances of the word "the" and then delete them at once.

Also make sure you are checking "Whole words only." If you do not get
your desired results, press Ctrl + Z to undo the Find & Replace. It's
always wise to create a backup copy before you do something like
this.

Cheryl

On Feb 2, 7:56*am, Suzanne <Suza...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I am using Office 2007. *I would like to locate all instances of a certain
> word in a document and then delete them all at once. *Can this be done
> without manually highlighting each instance of the word?
>
> For instance, all instances of the word "the" and then delete them at once.

LOL! Yes, sometimes it's impossible to know just how much the poster
understands without sounding preachy, insulting, or writing a book in
reply.

Cheryl

On Feb 2, 8:55*am, "PamC via OfficeKB.com" <u43222@uwe> wrote:
> Thanks, Cheryl. *I started writing more but deleted it because I was getting
> too preachy. *Your *advice isn't.
>
> Cheryl Flanders wrote:
> >Also make sure you are checking "Whole words only." *If you do not get
> >your desired results, press Ctrl + Z to undo the Find & Replace. *It's
> >always wise to create a backup copy before you do something like
> >this.
>
> >Cheryl
>
> >> I am using Office 2007. *I would like to locate all instances of a certain
> >> word in a document and then delete them all at once. *Can this be done
> >> without manually highlighting each instance of the word?
>
> >> For instance, all instances of the word "the" and then delete them at once.
>
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This poster understood you both just fine. I had thought of doing that but
wondered if it would leave a space instead of the word.

Suzanne

"Cheryl Flanders" wrote:

> LOL! Yes, sometimes it's impossible to know just how much the poster
> understands without sounding preachy, insulting, or writing a book in
> reply.
>
> Cheryl
>
> On Feb 2, 8:55 am, "PamC via OfficeKB.com" <u43222@uwe> wrote:
> > Thanks, Cheryl. I started writing more but deleted it because I was getting
> > too preachy. Your advice isn't.
> >
> > Cheryl Flanders wrote:
> > >Also make sure you are checking "Whole words only." If you do not get
> > >your desired results, press Ctrl + Z to undo the Find & Replace. It's
> > >always wise to create a backup copy before you do something like
> > >this.
> >
> > >Cheryl
> >
> > >> I am using Office 2007. I would like to locate all instances of a certain
> > >> word in a document and then delete them all at once. Can this be done
> > >> without manually highlighting each instance of the word?
> >
> > >> For instance, all instances of the word "the" and then delete them at once.
> >
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>
>