Changing one word to another.

[Guest]

What task if any can I use to take a specific word and change it to another
word throughout the entire paragraph? I need a word in quotations changed to
a specific name and instead of changing each quote I know there is a way to
highlight the word and change it and they will all change thoughout the
paragraph but I can not remember how to do it can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Hi Bev,

Use Ctrl+F and select the replace tab

 

[Guest]

If you are using Word 2007 (which i hate by the way) Go to the top ribbon
marked "home" on the far right you will have the "find" and "replace" options
- Go to replace. when the screen opens it will ask for the word you want to
find and then for the replacement . type replace and find exactly as you want
it.i.e.
find "dog" replace with "Doggie" or find Cat and replave with cat.
Hope this makes sense. RG.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. Type the appropriate words in the "Find
what" and "Replace with" boxes and click Replace All (you can use Replace
All in a selection rather than the entire document).

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Henk57]

[Ctrl + H] should help.
Be careful to check whether the key combination is unique (likely with
the quotes): if you change for instance "car" by "auto", also "care"
will be changed into "autoe", and "scar" into "sauto". The remedy is
to include a space (or spaces) to make it unique (replace " car " by "
auto ").
HTH - henk

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Or to check the box for "Whole words only."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Ctrl + H] should help.
Be careful to check whether the key combination is unique (likely with
the quotes): if you change for instance "car" by "auto", also "care"
will be changed into "autoe", and "scar" into "sauto". The remedy is
to include a space (or spaces) to make it unique (replace " car " by "
auto ").
HTH - henk

What task if any can I use to take a specific word and change it to
another
word throughout the entire paragraph? I need a word in quotations
changed to
a specific name and instead of changing each quote I know there is a
way to
highlight the word and change it and they will all change thoughout the

paragraph but I can not remember how to do it can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

 

[Henk57]

True Suzanne. I am so used to look for the common characteristic that
never think about this option - but you are right: i shd hv mentione
it. Let's autory on. Br, Henk

Or to check the box for "Whole words only."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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"Henk57" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

[Ctrl + H] should help.
Be careful to check whether the key combination is unique (likel
with
the quotes): if you change for instance "car" by "auto", also "care"
will be changed into "autoe", and "scar" into "sauto". The remedy is
to include a space (or spaces) to make it unique (replace " car " b
"
auto ").
HTH - henk

bev;2374417 Wrote:-
What task if any can I use to take a specific word and change it to
another
word throughout the entire paragraph? I need a word in quotations
changed to
a specific name and instead of changing each quote I know there is a
way to
highlight the word and change it and they will all change thoughou
the

paragraph but I can not remember how to do it can anyone help m
out?

Thanks.-