remove formatting as default search setting

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Craig Fletcher - 10 Jan 2006 16:32 GMT

Hello:

Can you set Word (2003) so that when you do a "find" that it doesn't default
to a certain formatting setting, where you then have to go to "no
formatting"?

I want "no formatting" to be the default configuration within the find
feature.

Thanks!

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Stefan Blom - 11 Jan 2006 12:43 GMT

You should be able to clear formatting by clicking the No Formatting
button in the Find and Replace dialog box. To see the button, you may
have to click the More button.

See also the following article:

Clear settings from Find and Replace dialog to prevent unexpected
results from future Find or Replace operations
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/ClearFind.htm.

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Craig Fletcher - 11 Jan 2006 16:03 GMT

Thanks,

The problem is, I have to do that every time I use "find" (which lately is
very often). I want the default setting to be "no formatting" so I can just
search for the characters entered.

Craig

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 12 Jan 2006 10:15 GMT

Hi Craig,

> The problem is, I have to do that every time I use "find" (which lately is
> very often). I want the default setting to be "no formatting" so I can just
> search for the characters entered.

The following macro will do this. You can assign it to a menu, keyboard
shortcut, or whatever you prefer to use.

Sub MyEditFind()
Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
CommandBars.FindControl(ID:=141).Execute
End Sub

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

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