Hi there, I was wondering if it is possible to check the "find whole words only" box when you are trying to find characters/emoticons (such as :/ or >:/) using ctrl+f?



This is my problem in a more detailed explanation. I am trying to pluck out and replace the characters that create an emoticon that looks like this: :/ . However, I want to leave all the emoticons that look like this: >:/ . I know that you can be specific when taking out a certain string of words (such as only replacing the words "cat" with the find whole words function while being able to keep "cats" since they do not match completely with "cat") but can this also be done for things that are not words or numbers?

I am using Word(ver 10.1 2001) on a Mac.

If there is any confusion with my problem, I'd be more than happy to clarify.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.