a hidden character that looks like a degree symbol in MS Word docu

When I click the Show/Hide paragraph button on the toolbar, in order to
display the normally hidden paragraph markers, I can see a hidden character
that looks like a degree symbol that acts like a space within the document.
How do I search for this character within my document so that I can do a
Search and Replace on it t oreplace it with a "real space", thereby removing
all such characters from my document?

What you're seeing is a non-breaking space: useful for things like the
spaces within a phone number, that are not appropriate places for a line
break.

Use ^s to search for it using Find and Replace.




"Radar" wrote in message
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When I click the Show/Hide paragraph button on the toolbar, in order to
display the normally hidden paragraph markers, I can see a hidden
character
that looks like a degree symbol that acts like a space within the
document.
How do I search for this character within my document so that I can do a
Search and Replace on it t oreplace it with a "real space", thereby
removing
all such characters from my document?

The degree symbol represents a nonbreaking space (you can create one
yourself by pressing Ctrl+Shift+SpaceBar).

If you want to search for nonbreaking spaces, use ^s in the Find and
Replace dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Radar" wrote in message
...
When I click the Show/Hide paragraph button on the toolbar, in order
to
display the normally hidden paragraph markers, I can see a hidden
character
that looks like a degree symbol that acts like a space within the
document.
How do I search for this character within my document so that I can
do a
Search and Replace on it t oreplace it with a "real space", thereby
removing
all such characters from my document?

As Jezebel and Stefan have told you, it's a nonbreaking space. For tips on
recognizing this and many other nonprinting characters, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/NonPrintChars.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Radar" wrote in message
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When I click the Show/Hide paragraph button on the toolbar, in order to
display the normally hidden paragraph markers, I can see a hidden
character
that looks like a degree symbol that acts like a space within the
document.
How do I search for this character within my document so that I can do a
Search and Replace on it t oreplace it with a "real space", thereby
removing
all such characters from my document?