This article describes how to find and replace special characters in Microsoft Word. It is very easy for words with alphabets or numbers to be found or replaced. But in some situations, the word document might contain some special characters which are difficult to find using the normal way. This article describes how you can use Find and Replace in Word for special characters.
“Find what” Box Only
The following characters can only be used in the Find what box. Other characters that be used in the Find what box are listed in the “Both ‘Find what’ and ‘Replace with’ Boxes” section of this article.
“Replace with” Box Only
The following characters can only be used in the Replace with box. Other characters that be used in the Replace with box are listed in the “Both ‘Find what’ and ‘Replace with’ boxes” section of this article.
Both “Find what” and “Replace with” Boxes
The following characters can be used in both the Find what and Replace with boxes. Other characters that be used in either the Find what box or the Replace with box are listed in the “‘Find what’ Box Only” and “‘Replace with’ Box Only” sections of this article.