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Word 2003: Getting information about a blob character
Sometimes a character can't display, so it appears as a black box.
Is there any way to learn the underlying ASCII or Unicode? Related question: is there any way to cut it and paste it into the Find box in order to do a Ctrl-H Replace? |
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Word 2003: Getting information about a blob character
If it's Unicode, then selecting it and pressing Alt+X will give you the
Unicode character number. You can use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy and paste it into the Find and Replace dialog. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Peter Rooney" wrote in message ... Sometimes a character can't display, so it appears as a black box. Is there any way to learn the underlying ASCII or Unicode? Related question: is there any way to cut it and paste it into the Find box in order to do a Ctrl-H Replace? |
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Word 2003: Getting information about a blob character
Just to clarify: Suzanne advises using the keyboard to cut/copy/paste
because you cannot use the mouse to execute those functions in the F&R dialog box. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Peter Rooney" wrote in message ... Sometimes a character can't display, so it appears as a black box. Is there any way to learn the underlying ASCII or Unicode? Related question: is there any way to cut it and paste it into the Find box in order to do a Ctrl-H Replace? |
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