Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 24, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365
Word has a very powerful search capability that allows you to find not just text, but the formats of text as well. Many Word users already know how to search for character formats, but you may not know that you can also search for characters that do not have a certain formatting property. To search for characters lacking a certain format, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Find tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
Figure 2. The Find Font dialog box.
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2025-06-02 10:51:07
Andrew
1. Highlight the entire document (e.g., using the Yellow highlight color).
2. Do a search and replace for all text formatted with the Aptos font, and in the replace box set it to "No Highlighting" (to do this, with the cursor in the Replace box click Format and then Highlight and then again click Format and then Highlight).
3. Replace All.
What's left will be all text formatted in a font other than Aptos being highlighted.
Andy.
2025-05-31 19:52:33
Nick Partridge
My work place is moving default fonts from Calibri to Aptos.
I start by [Ctrl}A then change the font to Aptos.
Then someone else works on the file and copy pastes from prior work bringing in some Calibri (or another random font).
Is there a way of searching for Font<>Aptos?
I could [Ctrl}A -> Aptos but I'm curious about find anything but what I want it to be.
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