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I want to delete any and all characters within parentheses, including the
parenthesis, throughout my document. I've tried everything I can think of
but can't get the wild card formula quite right. Thanks for any help.
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With wild cards ticked--

Find what: \(*\)


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I want to delete any and all characters within parentheses, including the
parenthesis, throughout my document. I've tried everything I can think of
but can't get the wild card formula quite right. Thanks for any help.


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Thank you! You're a gem!

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With wild cards ticked--

Find what: \(*\)


PamC

Nanapat wrote:
I want to delete any and all characters within parentheses, including the
parenthesis, throughout my document. I've tried everything I can think of
but can't get the wild card formula quite right. Thanks for any help.


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Thank you! You're a gem!

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With wild cards ticked--

Find what: \(*\)


PamC

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I want to delete any and all characters within parentheses, including the
parenthesis, throughout my document. I've tried everything I can think of
but can't get the wild card formula quite right. Thanks for any help.


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parenthesis, throughout my document. I've tried everything I can think of
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