Computer Related > Search Facility in Word 16 Lost Computing Issues
Thread Author: Ambo Replies: 6
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New Mon 3 May 21 11:17 
 Search Facility in Word 16 Lost - Ambo
I have three alphabetically ordered address books. Formerly when I opened one, a search box appeared on the left. I could enter a word there, e.g. "plumber", and get all the entries with that word. The first would appear in the list on the right, marked with a yellow tag. I could scroll down using the facility undeath the search box to find any others.

Between one computer session and the next, the search box has disappeared and searches have become very slow and laborious. What could have gone wrong?
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New Mon 3 May 21 12:04 
 Search Facility in Word 16 Lost - No FM2R
I don't know if 2016 is the same, but on mine which is 365....

File
Options
General
(scroll to) User Interface Options
(unselect) Collapse the Microsoft Search Box by default
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New Tue 4 May 21 10:47 
 Search Facility in Word 16 Lost - Ambo
Thanks but I did this and found that the final item ("unselect") is not available on my computer.
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New Wed 5 May 21 22:57 
 Search Facility in Word 16 Lost - No FM2R
Then it's locked somehow, you'll need someone to look at it in person.

In the meantime does pressing Ctrl-f reduce the pain?
Last edited by: No FM2R on Wed 5 May 21 at 22:57
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New Thu 6 May 21 10:03 
 Search Facility in Word 16 Lost - Ambo
Then it's locked somehow, you'll need someone to look at it in person.

He's coming at 2:00 (not just for this).

In the meantime does pressing Ctrl-f reduce the pain?

It certainly does! Thanks a million.
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New Fri 7 May 21 09:47 
 Search Facility in Word 16 Lost - Ambo
He checked one or two other things and then turned to this to find that, unexpected, the facility had been resorted in the process to all Word files.
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New Sat 8 May 21 14:57 
 Search Facility in Word 16 Lost - No FM2R
All's well that ends well, as they say.

Glad you got it sorted, however it happened.
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