Find/Replace 'found text' color problem

[algev]

In Word 2007, when using the find/replace tool the standard color for showing
up the 'found text' appears as a very light gray background. Generally this
is not too much of a problem when searching for a text string. However, when
searching for a single character, especially a narrow character such as a
hyphen (-), I frequently lose the 'found text' since the gray color is
'washed out' by the white background of the document. Is there any way of
changing this color? I've looked at other threads and options (eg 'change
color and appearance') and it's probably a simple solution but I can't crack
this one. Any help greatly appreciated on this, for me, a very frustrating
Word 2007 characteristic. Thanks.

 

[Greg Maxey]

Have you tried clicking "reading highlight" on the Find dialog box?

In Word 2007, when using the find/replace tool the standard color for
showing up the 'found text' appears as a very light gray background.
Generally this is not too much of a problem when searching for a text
string. However, when searching for a single character, especially a
narrow character such as a hyphen (-), I frequently lose the 'found
text' since the gray color is 'washed out' by the white background of
the document. Is there any way of changing this color? I've looked at
other threads and options (eg 'change color and appearance') and it's
probably a simple solution but I can't crack this one. Any help
greatly appreciated on this, for me, a very frustrating Word 2007
characteristic. Thanks.

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[algev]

Thanks Greg. Simple solution - highlight the lot and then use find/replace to
modify the highlighting of the character in turn. Visibility of 'found text'
much improved and I no longer 'lose' text. Nice one and much appreciated.
Thank you for your time.

algev

 

[Greg Maxey]

algev,

If you can provide some details on what your actual process is there may be
a macro solution that would simplify it further.

Thanks Greg. Simple solution - highlight the lot and then use
find/replace to modify the highlighting of the character in turn.
Visibility of 'found text' much improved and I no longer 'lose' text.
Nice one and much appreciated. Thank you for your time.

algev

--
Greg Maxey

See my web site http://gregmaxey.mvps.org
for an eclectic collection of Word Tips.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them
better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is
marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows
the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a
worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high
achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while
daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR

 

[algev]

Hi Greg
I had already ended up using a macro solution by first searching for ^?-^?
to broaden the background highlight width for say a hyphen and making it
easier to see it, and then using a macro rather than the replace function to
insert a space either side of the hyphen. The reason for the manual search
was to separate out those words that are naturally hyphenated (eg
re-examine), as opposed to text that has used a hyphen to separate out an
adjoining phrase. My reason for trying to find a color change solution to
find/replace was a search for a something a little neater and easier to use.
Thanks again for your time.

algev