WD: Symbol Character Pasted as Wrong Character in Find/Replace

ID: Q119463

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you paste a symbol character into the Find or Replace dialog box, the symbol may appear as a different character from the one you copied. This behavior occurs when you paste symbols that were created by clicking Symbol on the Insert menu. If you preview the contents of the Clipboard or paste the symbol to another document, it is displayed correctly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: macword find replace incorrect symbol word6 word95 wordnt ntword word97

Keywords          : kbualink97
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.01,6.0.1a,98;WINDOWS:6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a,97
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug kbinfo

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1998