Re: Page Down Doesn't Work After Using Find & Replace

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From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP (dkr_at_NOmvpsSPAM.org)
Date: 06/14/04 

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:06:45 +1000

That suggestion was contained in my response to your initial question. 

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Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"OLY54" <OLY54@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:618639B2-E4E8-40F5-A463-F13386EABE27@microsoft.com...
> I didn't need to.  Soon posting my correction, MS Customer Support
responded to an earlier inquiry I had made.  I'm pasting the solution she
provided for others that might have missed this bit of information about how
to turn off the find and replace feature.  I know there are others out there
who think they are dealing with a bug in the software when, like me, they
just aren't clear about how to use it (SHAME--smile).  Here is what the MSCS
Rep explained to me:
>
> Hello Olivia,
>
> Thank you for contacting Microsoft Customer Service.
>
> I am sorry to hear that the suggestions provided in the previous e-mail
did not help you solve your issue.
>
> Olivia, as a Customer Service Representative, I have searched and found
that
> after using find and replace, clicking on Select Browse Object button will
take you back to browse by page. This will help you use page up and page
down.
>
> Select Browse Object button can be found between the Browse Up and Down
arrows in the bottom right hand corner of Word, which is a round button.
Click on the Button and then select Browse by Page. This will set it back so
when you use Ctrl Up and Down it will browse by page instead of the find
word.
>
> I hope the above information helps you. If you are unclear about the steps
given above or if the issue persists, please write back to us and we will be
glad to assist you.
>
> Thank you for using Microsoft products and services,
>
> Mythili
> Microsoft Online Customer Service
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Olivia
>
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > Have you tried it?
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "OLY54" <OLY54@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:8803004A-5699-4329-A2AC-17186EBE65F4@microsoft.com...
> > > Thanks Doug but,  excuse me, I should have said Ctrl+Pge Down and
Ctrl+Pge
> > Up.  Ctrl + Home and Ctrl + End are unaffected but Ctrl+Page Up and
> > Ctrl+Page Down are.  I've tried Cancel and Esc but neither of these keys
> > turn it off.
> > >
> > > Will the fix you suggested still work?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "OLY54" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > After I use Ctrl+Find in a Word, Office XP document, Page Down and
Page
> > Up stop working.  That is, instead of changing a page at a time, the
> > features find the next instance of what was was searched for in Find and
> > Replace.    I've tried deleting the search term to no avail.  The only
way I
> > can clear the searched for item is to either replace it with another
item or
> > exit Word and then relaunch it.
> > > >
> > > > Is this a bug?  If so, is there a patch for it?
> >
> >
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