When I Find and Replace with a symbol in Microsoft Word, it does not replace it with the symbol. Instead, the result of Replace is , a square box.

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When I Find and Replace with a symbol in Microsoft Word, it does not replace it with the symbol. Instead, the result of Replace is , a square box.

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In Microsoft Word, I am having difficulty when I Find and Replace a symbol.

It does not replace it with the symbol. Instead, the result of Replace is , a square box.

The symbol does appear properly on the document when entered in normally. The issue is only when I use Find and Replace, and replace with a symbol.

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Answer 1

Stefan Blom 325K MVP Volunteer Moderator

You can insert the replacement character into a document and copy it to the clipboard with Ctrl+C. In the Find & Replace dialog box, specify that you want to replace the word you are searching for with clipboard content: ^c. See screen shot below.

Answer 2

Stefan Blom 325K MVP Volunteer Moderator

I'm glad I could help.

Answer 3

Charles Kenyon 160.1K Volunteer Moderator

Repair will do nothing with this. Stefan's method should work.

Answer 4

Anonymous

Sorry for the trouble but this is by design and you have a detailed look at the above article .

Answer 5

Hi, CG. Thank you for your question and reaching out. My name is John and I’d be more than happy to help you with your query.

You can try to repair it to see if it will work. You may refer to this link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b for more information.

Best regards, John

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When I Find and Replace with a symbol in Microsoft Word, it does not replace it with the symbol. Instead, the result of Replace is , a square box.

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