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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? |
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a hidden character that looks like a degree symbol in MS Word docu
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 ... 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? |
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a hidden character that looks like a degree symbol in MS Word docu
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? |
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a hidden character that looks like a degree symbol in MS Word docu
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 Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "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? |
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