The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a and 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.01
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
SUMMARY
This article describes how to find and replace bold, italics, and underline
formatting.
MORE INFORMATION
Use one of the following methods to replace bold, italic, or underline
formatting.
Method 1: Use the Format Button in the Find and Replace Dialog Boxes
To do this, follow these steps:
- On the Edit menu, click Replace.
- Delete any existing text from the Find What and Replace With boxes.
- Click in the Find What box.
- Click the Format button, and then click Font.
NOTE: In Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition, if you do
not see the Format button, click More.
- Select the formats you want to find, such as underline style or Font
Style, and then click OK.
- Click in the Replace With box.
- Click the Format button, and then click Font.
- Select the formats you want to apply to the text, and then click OK.
- Click the Find Next, Replace, or Replace All button.
Method 2: Use the Formatting Toolbar Buttons
Use the Formatting toolbar buttons in the Find and Replace dialog boxes. To
do this, follow these steps:
- On the Edit menu, click Replace.
- Delete any existing text from the Find What and Replace With boxes.
- Click in the Find What box.
- Click the Bold, Italics, or Underline button on the Formatting toolbar.
Your choice appears next to the word "Format" in the Replace dialog box.
5. Click the button again to toggle through these formatting choices. For
example, when you click the Bold button, Format:Bold appears in the
dialog box. When you click the Bold button again, this changes to
Format: Not Bold. When you click the Bold button a third time, the
Format option disappears.
Click in the Replace With box.
Repeat step 4 to select the format you want to apply.
Click the Find Next, Replace, or Replace All button.
Method 3: Use Key Combinations in the Find and Replace Dialog Boxes
This method applies to Windows only. To do this, follow these steps:
- On the Edit menu, click Replace.
- Delete any existing text from the Find What and Replace With boxes.
- Click in the Find What box.
- Press key combinations, such as CTRL+U, CTRL+I, or CTRL+B, to toggle
through underline, italics, or bold formatting choices. Each time you
press the key combination, the format changes. When you select an
existing format, such as Bold, it changes to its opposite (Not Bold).
Selecting it again clears the option completely.
- Click in the Replace With box.
- Repeat step 4 to select the format you want to apply.
- Click the Find Next, Replace, or Replace All button.
MORE INFORMATION
Bold, italics and underline formats are toggles. In other words, these
formats can be turned on or turned off. When you replace these formats with
another type of format, you apply a new, additional format to your text.
REFERENCES
Online Examples and Demos, "Replacing Text and Formatting"
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0. Document number WB51157-
1093, pages 56-59.
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