Word 97 - "Find" option

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Lorraine

I have Windows 98 and have been using Word 97 for last 5
years. I seldom use the "Find" option for locating a word
in a document because I quickly discovered the option will
not turn off at the end of the task. Whether or not it
has actually found the word, I keep getting the window
asking if I would like to "continue searching." I can
click on "no" or "cancel" till the cows come home, but
each time I try to use the down page or up page option to
navigate through the document the window pops up again.
The navigation arrows in the lower right stay in "blue"
colour indicating the option is still active. The only
way to disengage it is to shut the program down and
restart. If I save the document first, I save the option
as well!! Help! Has anyone in this forum encountered
this? What can be done? Please email me. Many thanks.
Lorraine.
 
Those double arrows don't actually mean Page Down and Page Up. They
actually mean "go to next Browse Object," "go to previous Browse Object".
You can change the Browse Object that they are set to by clicking on the
little round button between them and selecting any one of 10-12 options. By
default, Word opens with the Browse Object set to page, but whenever you run
a Find, that switches the Browse Object to Find so that you can Find Next
without having a big window blocking your text. Can actually be quite
useful.

In your case then, after running a Find, click on the little round button
between the arrows and set the Browse Object back to page. OR avoid the
whole problem by assigning a custom keystroke to Page Up and Page Down (via
Tools | Customize).

DM

PS. People generally won't email you, and you should disguise your address
to prevent spam.

See here for some suggestions on those issues.
http://word.mvps.org/FindHelp/index.htm

DM
 
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