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Find and Replace Italics
Dear all,
I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? thank you |
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Hit Ctrl+H. Type in "Star Wars" without quotation marks; then, in the
next field, type in Star Wars again. Then, if you see a button that says More at the bottom, click it. Next, look for the button that says Format. Select the Font option, then in the Font Style selection, select Italics. Click on the OK button. You can now click on Replace if you want to test it on the first instance Word finds, or if you are feeling lucky, just hit Replace All. That should do it. On Feb 20, 6:35*am, Uddhava wrote: Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? thank you * |
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Hit Ctrl+H. Type in "Star Wars" without quotation marks; then, in the
next field, type in Star Wars again. Then, if you see a button that says More at the bottom, click it. Next, look for the button that says Format. Select the Font option, then in the Font Style selection, select Italics. Click on the OK button. You can now click on Replace if you want to test it on the first instance Word finds, or if you are feeling lucky, just hit Replace All. That should do it. On Feb 20, 6:35*am, Uddhava wrote: Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? thank you * |
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Certainly.
1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks). 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Uddhava" wrote in message ... Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? thank you |
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Certainly.
1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks). 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Uddhava" wrote in message ... Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? thank you |
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Use the replace function - CTRL + h - to find Star Wars then replace with ^&
(the found text) then with the cursor in the replace box click CTRL + i (italics) or click the More button and Format Font Italics. See also http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Uddhava" wrote in message ... Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? thank you |
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Use the replace function - CTRL + h - to find Star Wars then replace with ^&
(the found text) then with the cursor in the replace box click CTRL + i (italics) or click the More button and Format Font Italics. See also http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "Uddhava" wrote in message ... Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? thank you |
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One more thing to keep in mind. I just realized (looking at the
solution) that Word 2002 at least, remembers the formatting that you have selected the next time you use Ctrl+H (Find and Replace) command. So if you are trying to format a LOT of phrases the same way (with Italics), this isn't going to be a problem. But you need to realize that after placing every instance of Star Wars in italics, the next time you use the command, it will be set to put the next words you are trying to replace, into italics as well--even without your trying to tell it to. Shutting down Word will eliminate this formatting, but if you don’t close down Word it will still think you want italics. Just a word to the wise. |
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One more thing to keep in mind. I just realized (looking at the
solution) that Word 2002 at least, remembers the formatting that you have selected the next time you use Ctrl+H (Find and Replace) command. So if you are trying to format a LOT of phrases the same way (with Italics), this isn't going to be a problem. But you need to realize that after placing every instance of Star Wars in italics, the next time you use the command, it will be set to put the next words you are trying to replace, into italics as well--even without your trying to tell it to. Shutting down Word will eliminate this formatting, but if you don’t close down Word it will still think you want italics. Just a word to the wise. |
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Find and Replace Italics
I thought I'd try my hand at tech support b/c the MVPs were still
asleep. I should have known.  On Feb 20, 7:22*am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Certainly. 1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks).. 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I.. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org |
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I thought I'd try my hand at tech support b/c the MVPs were still
asleep. I should have known. On Feb 20, 7:22*am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Certainly. 1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks).. 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I.. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org |
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Asleep? We never sleep.
 -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "PRR" wrote in message ... I thought I'd try my hand at tech support b/c the MVPs were still asleep. I should have known. On Feb 20, 7:22 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Certainly. 1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks). 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org |
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Asleep? We never sleep.
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org "PRR" wrote in message ... I thought I'd try my hand at tech support b/c the MVPs were still asleep. I should have known. On Feb 20, 7:22 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Certainly. 1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks). 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org |
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It also works if you type nothing at all in the Replace box, just Ctrl-
I. Is there some reason _not_ to apply formatting to found text this way? On Feb 20, 10:22*am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Certainly. 1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks).. 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I.. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Uddhava" wrote in message ... Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? |
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It also works if you type nothing at all in the Replace box, just Ctrl-
I. Is there some reason _not_ to apply formatting to found text this way? On Feb 20, 10:22*am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Certainly. 1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks).. 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I.. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Uddhava" wrote in message ... Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? |
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Awesome, thanks to all for your help.
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Awesome, thanks to all for your help.
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No, you're quite right, and in fact I'm in the middle of writing an article
in which I say just that; I just wasn't thinking. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... It also works if you type nothing at all in the Replace box, just Ctrl- I. Is there some reason _not_ to apply formatting to found text this way? On Feb 20, 10:22 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Certainly. 1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks). 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Uddhava" wrote in message ... Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? |
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No, you're quite right, and in fact I'm in the middle of writing an article
in which I say just that; I just wasn't thinking. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message ... It also works if you type nothing at all in the Replace box, just Ctrl- I. Is there some reason _not_ to apply formatting to found text this way? On Feb 20, 10:22 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Certainly. 1. Ctrl+H to open the Replace dialog. 2. In the "Find what" box, type "Star Wars" (without the quotation marks). 3. In the "Replace with" box type "Star Wars" or ^& (the code that stands for "Find What Text," i.e., what you were searching for). 4. With the insertion point still in the "Replace with" box, press Ctrl+I. You'll see "Format: Font: Italic" under the box. 5. Replace All. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Uddhava" wrote in message ... Dear all, I am using Word 2007 to write a long document in English. Suppose there is a film title such as 'Star Wars' or a non-English phrase, which I have used 100 times and forgot to put in italics, I know I can use find 'Star Wars' and then italicise each instance one at a time (which will take forever) but is there any command to say find all instances of [Star Wars] and replace with [Star Wars in italics]? |
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