Find in text finds nothing

[Lydia_Jenson@adobeforums.com]

InDesign 2.0.2 Win XP sp1

In a multipage document, searching the text using the find/change for a word finds nothing, but I know it’s in there. I can copy the text to word and find it there. I have tried all of the options under search (all documents, story, etc). I have tried having the text tool's curser in the text block (beginning, middle end of doc) I have tried highlighting all of the text and a few other attempts that just seem to produce nothing. Is this a fluke or and I just not as smart as the machine?

[Lisa_Spike@adobeforums.com]

Do you possibly have a format set in your find? ("More options" in the find/change window)

[Lydia_Jenson@adobeforums.com]

no additions to my find in the more options menu.

[Dave_Saunders@adobeforums.com]

What are the states of "Whole Word" and "Case Sensitive"? Are they having a bearing on the result?

Do you have any spaces after the word in the Find what: box?

Can it find any words at all?

Dave

[Lydia_Jenson@adobeforums.com]

Having no case sensitivity and trying both whole and partial word searches still reveals not what I am looking for. In a multi-page document with text and graphics I am looking for a word like Floyd. I ask to search for Floyd (no space after the word) —it will find nothing. Hard to believe since the document is about the Floyd River. I was just wondering if anyone had heard of anything like this.

[Dave_Saunders@adobeforums.com]

Is there a little yellow triangle visible next to the Find box? If so, you need to click More Options and clear the options.

Dave

[Ken_Grace@adobeforums.com]

Could it be that you have search in selection selected, not search story or
search document?

k

[Lydia_Jenson@adobeforums.com]

I have tried all of the options for searching a document..

[Lydia_Jenson@adobeforums.com]

Dont see a little triangle. Haven't heard of that one either.