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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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find and replace = delete
Use the Find and Replace, but do not put anything in the Replace box.
-- 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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find and replace = delete
Rae Drysdale wrote: Use the Find and Replace, but do not put anything in the Replace box. -- 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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find and replace = delete
Use a wildcard replace of
..@ with nothing See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm -- 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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