The Navigation pane in Word 2016 is a handy tool for locating text. When it comes to exercising some Find command muscle, however, you must turn to a more specific tool. That’s the traditional Find dialog box, called the Find and Replace dialog box, shown here.
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If you are frustrated by how Microsoft Word 2016 handles paragraph and word. Screenshot of advanced options in Microsoft Word 2013.
Follow these steps to conjure forth the Find and Replace dialog box:
Once the text is found, you can do whatever to it: Edit it, change it, or click the Find Next button to continue looking for text.
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After the Find command has scoured the entire document, you see an info box explaining that the search is finished. Click OK, and then click the Cancel button to dismiss the Find and Replace dialog box.
It’s possible to reassign the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F from the Navigation pane to the Advanced Find dialog box.
Options set in the Find and Replace dialog box remain set until deactivated. When you can’t seem to locate text that you know is in your document, review the dialog box’s settings. Turn off the ones you no longer need.
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To set a bar tab stop, follow these steps:
To best use the bar tab stop, mix in a few other tab stops. For example, in the figure, left tab stops are set to the side of each bar tab stop. The effect is that text is organized into columns, but the bar tab serves only to decorate the text. It has no effect otherwise.
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