[Solved] CTRL + F is not working. Help anyone?

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jlf351
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[Solved] CTRL + F is not working. Help anyone?

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Dear all,

When I use ctrl + f to find text, there are never any results. I just get the red X. Why isn't any text being detected? For your reference, these are .doc files.
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Re: CTRL + F is not working. Help anyone?

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Try dropping More Options on the Find and Replace window and Uncheck "Regular Expressions"
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Re: CTRL + F is not working. Help anyone?

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It is already unchecked.

EDIT: Never mind. Works now. Thanks!
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