Mixing fonts with Word's Find&Replace

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The discussion centers on using Microsoft Word's Find & Replace feature for phonetic transcription tasks. The user initially struggles to replace words with a different font while transcribing a play, as the phonetic font lacks many normal characters. However, they discover that the Find & Replace function includes options to control font settings, which can be accessed under "More options>>." This allows for efficient word replacement without the need to memorize character changes between fonts.
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Nevermind, I figured it out. If anyone else has the same question, there are options on the Find&Replace feature that allow you to control font and such. I just somehow overlooked the font one.
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I'm typing up a phonetic transcription of a play using a special phonetic font and Keyman keyboard in Word. I have the original, normal text on the bottom and am typing my transcription above it, deleting the bottom text as I go.
I would like to save myself some time and trouble by Finding & Replacing as many words as possible, usng Word's Find&Replace. BUT I can't figure out how to Replace a word with another word in a different font.
The phonetic font doesn't have many of the normal characters, or if it does, the key assignments are different. If I change the normal text to the phonetic font, it becomes quite nonsensical.
I could figure out and memorize what each normal character changes into in the phonetic font and just try reading the untranscribed text in the phonetic font. But I would much rather be able to Replace words with a different font than they were originally typed in. Does anyone know if or how I can do that?
 
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You've already found the answer. Yes, MS word has an option to set font under Find and Replace. It is hidden under "More options>>"
 
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