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Default find and replace = delete

I am trying to use the find and replace feature to get rid of a bunch of
periods in a document. I am able to turn them into spaces, but not get rid
of them completely.

This is analogues to what I have:

XXXX€¦€¦. XX XXX XX
XXXXXX€¦€¦. XXX XX XX
XXXXX€¦€¦. XXXX XXX XX
XXX€¦€¦. XX XXX XX
(instead of 4 lines I have 50 lines, and I have 20 documents like this, so
deleting by hand will take far to long)

This is what I want it to look like:
XXXX XX XXX XX
XXXXXX XXX XX XX
XXXXX XXXX XXX XX
XXX XX XXX XX

Thanks,

Ben

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Rae Drysdale
 
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Default find and replace = delete

Use the Find and Replace, but do not put anything in the Replace box.
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"Ben" wrote:

I am trying to use the find and replace feature to get rid of a bunch of
periods in a document. I am able to turn them into spaces, but not get rid
of them completely.

This is analogues to what I have:

XXXX€¦€¦. XX XXX XX
XXXXXX€¦€¦. XXX XX XX
XXXXX€¦€¦. XXXX XXX XX
XXX€¦€¦. XX XXX XX
(instead of 4 lines I have 50 lines, and I have 20 documents like this, so
deleting by hand will take far to long)

This is what I want it to look like:
XXXX XX XXX XX
XXXXXX XXX XX XX
XXXXX XXXX XXX XX
XXX XX XXX XX

Thanks,

Ben

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Rae Drysdale wrote:
Use the Find and Replace, but do not put anything in the Replace box.
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Rae Drysdale


"Ben" wrote:

I am trying to use the find and replace feature to get rid of a bunch of
periods in a document. I am able to turn them into spaces, but not get rid
of them completely.

This is analogues to what I have:

XXXX....... XX XXX XX
XXXXXX....... XXX XX XX
XXXXX....... XXXX XXX XX
XXX....... XX XXX XX
(instead of 4 lines I have 50 lines, and I have 20 documents like this, so
deleting by hand will take far to long)

This is what I want it to look like:
XXXX XX XXX XX
XXXXXX XXX XX XX
XXXXX XXXX XXX XX
XXX XX XXX XX

Thanks,

Ben


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Default find and replace = delete

Use a wildcard replace of
..@
with nothing
See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


Ben wrote:
I am trying to use the find and replace feature to get rid of a bunch
of periods in a document. I am able to turn them into spaces, but
not get rid of them completely.

This is analogues to what I have:

XXXX... XX XXX XX
XXXXXX... XXX XX XX
XXXXX... XXXX XXX XX
XXX... XX XXX XX
(instead of 4 lines I have 50 lines, and I have 20 documents like
this, so deleting by hand will take far to long)

This is what I want it to look like:
XXXX XX XXX XX
XXXXXX XXX XX XX
XXXXX XXXX XXX XX
XXX XX XXX XX

Thanks,

Ben



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