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I am aware that you can use Advanced Find and Replace -> Format to match entire strings formatted a certain way, e.g. as described here.

Is there any way to match more complex formatting copied to the clipboard?

In other words is there any way to copy from a Word document:

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And then use Advanced Find to match, in another Word document:

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but not:

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If relevant, I'm using Word for Mac OS, 16.40.

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  • Is the text in Ms Word or in the clipboard?
    – Reddy Lutonadio
    Jun 12, 2021 at 13:46
  • Ah, interesting question. In this example, I'm copying from a PDF. I don't know enough about how the clipboard works under the hood to know if it should matter or not.
    – jordanpg
    Jun 12, 2021 at 13:48
  • The link shows how to find/search texts in MS Word not the clipboard. You tagged the question as microsoft-word, while your application is adobe-acrobat. Maybe you should change the tag.
    – Reddy Lutonadio
    Jun 12, 2021 at 13:52
  • I want to copy from a PDF and then find in Word. I think the question is more Word than Adobe unless there is a difference between applications in how formatting is retained on the clipboard.
    – jordanpg
    Jun 12, 2021 at 13:56
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    You can't search for text containing more than one format.
    – harrymc
    Jun 12, 2021 at 17:21

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If I understand right, you are looking to search for an exact string that contains more than one format. In the example we find normal-style characters mixed with italic-style characters.

Unfortunately, Word can only search for text that is mono-format. That's the only option that is possible using the Word Find dialog.

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