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Finding a Backspace
How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see
how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot. Thx Dave |
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Finding a Backspace
There is no such thing as a "backspace character".
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Dave" wrote in message ... How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot. Thx Dave |
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Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know; probably not.
There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't say how it actually works. The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics, together with line feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these characters and it was fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down. rs "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character". : : -- : : JoAnn Paules : MVP Microsoft [Publisher] : : : : : "Dave" wrote in message : ... : How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see : how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot. : : Thx : : Dave : : : |
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Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and not
a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message ... Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know; probably not. There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't say how it actually works. The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics, together with line feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these characters and it was fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down. rs "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character". : : -- : : JoAnn Paules : MVP Microsoft [Publisher] : : : : : "Dave" wrote in message : ... : How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see : how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot. : : Thx : : Dave : : : |
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Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key.
Shall we start over. I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in, unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc. When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really ugly. I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up. Dave "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message .. . Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message ... Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know; probably not. There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't say how it actually works. The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics, together with line feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these characters and it was fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down. rs "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character". : : -- : : JoAnn Paules : MVP Microsoft [Publisher] : : : : : "Dave" wrote in message : ... : How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see : how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot. : : Thx : : Dave : : : |
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Dave, would you post an excerpt? A paragraph or two should do it.
Thanks, rs "Dave" wrote in message ... : Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key. : Shall we start over. : : I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in, : unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a : problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty : is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc. : : When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line : ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really : ugly. : : I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up. : : Dave : : : "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message : .. . : Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and : not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing. : : -- : : JoAnn Paules : MVP Microsoft [Publisher] : : : : : "tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message : ... : Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know; : probably not. : There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't : say how it : actually works. : : The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics, : together with line : feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these : characters and it was : fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down. : : rs : : : "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message : news : : There is no such thing as a "backspace character". : : : : -- : : : : JoAnn Paules : : MVP Microsoft [Publisher] : : : : : : : : : : "Dave" wrote in message : : ... : : How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't : see : : how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot. : : : : Thx : : : : Dave : : : : : : : : : : : : |
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Nothing but calm on my end. :-)
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Dave" wrote in message ... Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key. Shall we start over. I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in, unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc. When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really ugly. I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up. Dave "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message .. . Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message ... Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know; probably not. There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't say how it actually works. The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics, together with line feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these characters and it was fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down. rs "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character". : : -- : : JoAnn Paules : MVP Microsoft [Publisher] : : : : : "Dave" wrote in message : ... : How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see : how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot. : : Thx : : Dave : : : |
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That's a completely different question. Greg Maxey has something that may
help. http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Clean_Up_Text.htm -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Dave" wrote in message ... Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key. Shall we start over. I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in, unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc. When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really ugly. I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up. Dave "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message .. . Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message ... Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know; probably not. There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't say how it actually works. The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics, together with line feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these characters and it was fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down. rs "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character". : : -- : : JoAnn Paules : MVP Microsoft [Publisher] : : : : : "Dave" wrote in message : ... : How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see : how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot. : : Thx : : Dave : : : |
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Are you sure these aren't just ordinary line breaks? You can find those with
^l (lowercase L). See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CleanWebText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Dave" wrote in message ... Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key. Shall we start over. I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in, unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc. When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really ugly. I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up. Dave "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message .. . Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message ... Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know; probably not. There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't say how it actually works. The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics, together with line feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these characters and it was fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down. rs "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character". : : -- : : JoAnn Paules : MVP Microsoft [Publisher] : : : : : "Dave" wrote in message : ... : How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see : how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot. : : Thx : : Dave : : : |
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