WD:Cannot Replace Hidden Paragraph Marks

ID: Q95076

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SYMPTOMS

If your Word document contains paragraph marks formatted as hidden text, the Replace command on the Edit menu does not replace the hidden paragraph marks with non-hidden paragraph marks.

CAUSE

The hidden/non-hidden formatting option was not selected in the Replace With dialog box.

RESOLUTION

To replace paragraph marks formatted as hidden text with paragraph marks formatted as non-hidden text, follow these steps:

1. On the Edit menu, click Replace.

2. In the Find What box, type ^p.

3. Click Format and then click Font. (In Word 2.0, click Character.)

4. Click to select the Hidden check box and then click OK.

   "Format: Hidden" appears beneath the Find What box.

5. In the Replace With box, type ^p.

6. Click Format, and then click Font. (In Word 2.0, click Character.)

7. Click to clear the Hidden check box and then click OK.

   "Format: Not Hidden" appears beneath the Replace With box.

8. Click the Find Next, Replace, or Replace All button.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word listed at the begining of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows and Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: winword2 non-hidden

Keywords          : winword word6 kbformat 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.x,2.x,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a;MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: February 3, 1998