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<*((((><{ - 20 Dec 2004 01:14 GMT

When I'm using Find/Replace with looooooooong Find strings, or with
advanced wildcard find strings, the FindNext jumps to the next hit,
selects it, and places the last line of the selected text at the very
top of my window. Then I can't see if it's selected what I want or
not. I have to fiddle with the mouse and scroll bar to double check
the selected find.

How can I modify Word 2000 to display FindNext selected text in the
middle of the window, so I can see the whole thing?

<*((((><{
Fishy@Ocean.Net

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 04 Jan 2005 17:55 GMT

Hi <*((((><{,

I don't think there's any way you can modify this behavior.

> When I'm using Find/Replace with looooooooong Find strings, or with
> advanced wildcard find strings, the FindNext jumps to the next hit,
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> How can I modify Word 2000 to display FindNext selected text in the
> middle of the window, so I can see the whole thing?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Klaus Linke - 11 Jan 2005 03:50 GMT

Hi <*((((><{

Sometimes it works a bit better if you search from the bottom of the document upwards.

I've posted a macro to center the view (more or less) after a "Find", but found that too clumsy for use.

You should write to Microsoft about that, as a suggestion:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

Myself, I'd like Word to try and show the whole matched text, plus one or two lines above to see the context.

Greetings,
Klaus

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" <C.Meister-C@hispeed.ch> wrote:

> Hi <*((((><{,
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