Search and replace special characters or formatting

To find a special character, such as a tab or an end-of-paragraph mark, type the appropriate character combination listed in the table below.
To find Type
A question mark ^?
An optional hyphen ^-
A nonbreaking hyphen (a hyphen in a word that is always hyphenated and can't be separated at the end of the line) ^~
A line break ^N
The end of a paragraph ^P
A nonbreaking space (a space used in place of a normal space when you want to prevent a line break between two words) ^S
A tab stop ^T
A white space (a tab character or a space between words) ^W