Hello,

I needed to mark certain text so I find it and replace it in the future differentiating it from other identical text who should not be replaced because it's in a different context

Also I needed the mark to not show up in the print

I solved this using a hidden "#" character before the word

I managed to learn to search and replace hidden characters here:
http://word.tips.net/T000151_Replacing_Hidden_Text.html

Problem arises that I apparently cannot search and replace text marked with a hidden "#" that looks like so: "#text" so that after it comes out "#replaced text", and only the "#" remains hidden

Instead I have to replace it with "#replaced text", then search for all normal "#" and replace it with hidden "#". Fortunately I don't think I have other "#" normal characters around...

Wondering if there's a way to make search and replace maintain hidden attribute just for the "#" character

A Find/Replace cannot specify different formats for parts of either the Find expression or the Replace expression, so you will need to continue with a two-step process.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]