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can the same word in a document be highlighted simultaneously?
I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously
in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition |
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To better answer your question, what would be the purpose for that? Do you
want to change that word to another word? "EDelport" wrote: I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition |
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What version of Word?
Try Edit | Find, there should be a checkbox for "highlight all items found". That will select them, as though you have selected them with the cursor. May not be available in older versions. If by highlight, you meant "format with color", then use Find and Replace to find the word and replace it with itself formatting. Enter the word in both the Find and Replace boxes, then with the cursor in the Replace box click on More, then Format, and use that menu to format the Replace box as you like. On 9/14/05 9:11 AM, "EDelport" wrote: I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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Another variation on Daiya's reply that I find a bit simpler;
EditFind for whatever the word is with a check in the box to 'Highlight all items found in:' Main Document, then just close the Find dialog box and use the Highlight Tool on the Formatting Toolbar to apply whatever highlight color you wish. In fact, if you need to repeat the process for other selections you don't even have to close the Find dialog box. Just type a new selection, click Find All & set the color with the highlight tool. Regards |:) "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: What version of Word? Try Edit | Find, there should be a checkbox for "highlight all items found". That will select them, as though you have selected them with the cursor. May not be available in older versions. If by highlight, you meant "format with color", then use Find and Replace to find the word and replace it with itself formatting. Enter the word in both the Find and Replace boxes, then with the cursor in the Replace box click on More, then Format, and use that menu to format the Replace box as you like. On 9/14/05 9:11 AM, "EDelport" wrote: I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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I knew I was missing something..... thanks
 On 9/14/05 11:06 AM, "CyberTaz" wrote: Another variation on Daiya's reply that I find a bit simpler; EditFind for whatever the word is with a check in the box to 'Highlight all items found in:' Main Document, then just close the Find dialog box and use the Highlight Tool on the Formatting Toolbar to apply whatever highlight color you wish. In fact, if you need to repeat the process for other selections you don't even have to close the Find dialog box. Just type a new selection, click Find All & set the color with the highlight tool. Regards |:) "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: What version of Word? Try Edit | Find, there should be a checkbox for "highlight all items found". That will select them, as though you have selected them with the cursor. May not be available in older versions. If by highlight, you meant "format with color", then use Find and Replace to find the word and replace it with itself formatting. Enter the word in both the Find and Replace boxes, then with the cursor in the Replace box click on More, then Format, and use that menu to format the Replace box as you like. On 9/14/05 9:11 AM, "EDelport" wrote: I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition |
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Your advice really helped me a lot! Thanks so much
"CyberTaz" wrote: Another variation on Daiya's reply that I find a bit simpler; EditFind for whatever the word is with a check in the box to 'Highlight all items found in:' Main Document, then just close the Find dialog box and use the Highlight Tool on the Formatting Toolbar to apply whatever highlight color you wish. In fact, if you need to repeat the process for other selections you don't even have to close the Find dialog box. Just type a new selection, click Find All & set the color with the highlight tool. Regards |:) "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: What version of Word? Try Edit | Find, there should be a checkbox for "highlight all items found". That will select them, as though you have selected them with the cursor. May not be available in older versions. If by highlight, you meant "format with color", then use Find and Replace to find the word and replace it with itself formatting. Enter the word in both the Find and Replace boxes, then with the cursor in the Replace box click on More, then Format, and use that menu to format the Replace box as you like. On 9/14/05 9:11 AM, "EDelport" wrote: I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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FWIW, this sounded an awful lot like a homework question to me.
-- 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. "Daiya Mitchell" wrote in message .. . I knew I was missing something..... thanks On 9/14/05 11:06 AM, "CyberTaz" wrote: Another variation on Daiya's reply that I find a bit simpler; EditFind for whatever the word is with a check in the box to 'Highlight all items found in:' Main Document, then just close the Find dialog box and use the Highlight Tool on the Formatting Toolbar to apply whatever highlight color you wish. In fact, if you need to repeat the process for other selections you don't even have to close the Find dialog box. Just type a new selection, click Find All & set the color with the highlight tool. Regards |:) "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: What version of Word? Try Edit | Find, there should be a checkbox for "highlight all items found". That will select them, as though you have selected them with the cursor. May not be available in older versions. If by highlight, you meant "format with color", then use Find and Replace to find the word and replace it with itself formatting. Enter the word in both the Find and Replace boxes, then with the cursor in the Replace box click on More, then Format, and use that menu to format the Replace box as you like. On 9/14/05 9:11 AM, "EDelport" wrote: I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition |
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can the same word in a document be highlighted simultaneously?
This is helpful thanks. Do you know of a way to highlight 5 different words at the same time in the Find box, I tried "or" commas, and quotes and it did not work. Or is there a way to set up a macro to select 5 words and highlight them? "CyberTaz" wrote: Another variation on Daiya's reply that I find a bit simpler; EditFind for whatever the word is with a check in the box to 'Highlight all items found in:' Main Document, then just close the Find dialog box and use the Highlight Tool on the Formatting Toolbar to apply whatever highlight color you wish. In fact, if you need to repeat the process for other selections you don't even have to close the Find dialog box. Just type a new selection, click Find All & set the color with the highlight tool. Regards |:) "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: What version of Word? Try Edit | Find, there should be a checkbox for "highlight all items found". That will select them, as though you have selected them with the cursor. May not be available in older versions. If by highlight, you meant "format with color", then use Find and Replace to find the word and replace it with itself formatting. Enter the word in both the Find and Replace boxes, then with the cursor in the Replace box click on More, then Format, and use that menu to format the Replace box as you like. On 9/14/05 9:11 AM, "EDelport" wrote: I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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can the same word in a document be highlighted simultaneously?
Thanks, so much. I write, so don't want to use the same word too many times.
Regards, Albizia "CyberTaz" wrote: Another variation on Daiya's reply that I find a bit simpler; EditFind for whatever the word is with a check in the box to 'Highlight all items found in:' Main Document, then just close the Find dialog box and use the Highlight Tool on the Formatting Toolbar to apply whatever highlight color you wish. In fact, if you need to repeat the process for other selections you don't even have to close the Find dialog box. Just type a new selection, click Find All & set the color with the highlight tool. Regards |:) "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: What version of Word? Try Edit | Find, there should be a checkbox for "highlight all items found". That will select them, as though you have selected them with the cursor. May not be available in older versions. If by highlight, you meant "format with color", then use Find and Replace to find the word and replace it with itself formatting. Enter the word in both the Find and Replace boxes, then with the cursor in the Replace box click on More, then Format, and use that menu to format the Replace box as you like. On 9/14/05 9:11 AM, "EDelport" wrote: I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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can the same word in a document be highlighted simultaneously?
Thanks, so much. I write, so don't want to use the same word too many times. Regards, Albizia "CyberTaz" wrote: Another variation on Daiya's reply that I find a bit simpler; EditFind for whatever the word is with a check in the box to 'Highlight all items found in:' Main Document, then just close the Find dialog box and use the Highlight Tool on the Formatting Toolbar to apply whatever highlight color you wish. In fact, if you need to repeat the process for other selections you don't even have to close the Find dialog box. Just type a new selection, click Find All & set the color with the highlight tool. Regards |:) "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: What version of Word? Try Edit | Find, there should be a checkbox for "highlight all items found". That will select them, as though you have selected them with the cursor. May not be available in older versions. If by highlight, you meant "format with color", then use Find and Replace to find the word and replace it with itself formatting. Enter the word in both the Find and Replace boxes, then with the cursor in the Replace box click on More, then Format, and use that menu to format the Replace box as you like. On 9/14/05 9:11 AM, "EDelport" wrote: I need to know whether and how I can highlight the same word simultaneously in one document, i.e. selecting the specific word once and then highlighting all of them throughout at once. I use Windows XP Home Edition -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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