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Change the font only for digits (numbers) through the whole document

Anonymous
2020-12-07T07:05:47+00:00

Hi,

I am using Microsoft Word 2016. There is an option to change the font for numbers within a list; however, I could not find a setting to change the font for digits inside the text. My text includes both English and Persian text. So when I type in English, numbers (digits) take the font settings for Latin text, and when I type in Persian, numbers (digits) take the font settings for the complex script. I want to use a particular font only for the numbers throughout the whole text (Typesetting for both Latin and complex).

There is a command in LaTex to set the font style for digits (numbers). I wondered, is there an option to set the font style only for the numbers inside the text for a word 2016 document?

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  1. Stefan Blom 340.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2020-12-07T10:53:40+00:00

    Click in the "Replace with" box before you specify the font setting you want. Clear the font settings that are now applied to the "Find what" box—unless you want to find digits formatted in a specific way, of course.

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  2. Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2020-12-07T07:56:31+00:00

    You could use a Wildcard replace operation.

    Set the Find what to

    ([0-9]1,)

    and the Replace with to 

    \1

    and applying the desired formatting to the Replace via the Format>Font facility should achieve what you are after.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-07T11:53:17+00:00

    Thanks for the reply. It did not resolve my problem.

    Based on the information given about wildcard search here, the problem was because of the search term.

    I replaced ([0-9]1,) with ([0-9]) and it worked for me. 

    But I hope Microsoft add a setting for digit's font in future updates.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-12-07T08:51:43+00:00

    Thanks so much for your detailed help and response.

    I followed your instructions, however when I click the "Replace all" or "find next" the search can not find any match. Probably I am doing something wrong!!? I would appreciate  if you can give further help.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-12-07T08:01:52+00:00

    The short answer is 'no', but you can easily do it with the replace function

    Replace [0-9] with the wildcard option set

    with ^& and the font and language you require.

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