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How can I select a rectangular column of text within a paragraph?
I have Word file that has 10 numbers on the left side of each line of text,
like this: 3262839378The quick brown fox... 8736627343Now is the time for all.... What I'd like to do is select and delete the "column" of numbers without touching the text. In WordPerfect this used to be simple (there were options under "select", not just "select all"). How can I do this with MSWord? Thanks. |
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How can I select a rectangular column of text within a paragraph?
You could perform a wildcard search for [0-9]{10}
and replace with nothing or use Alt+ drag -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org R.B. Lea wrote: I have Word file that has 10 numbers on the left side of each line of text, like this: 3262839378The quick brown fox... 8736627343Now is the time for all.... What I'd like to do is select and delete the "column" of numbers without touching the text. In WordPerfect this used to be simple (there were options under "select", not just "select all"). How can I do this with MSWord? Thanks. |
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How can I select a rectangular column of text within a paragraph?
Use Alt+drag to select a column of text.
-- 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. "R.B. Lea" R.B. wrote in message ... I have Word file that has 10 numbers on the left side of each line of text, like this: 3262839378The quick brown fox... 8736627343Now is the time for all.... What I'd like to do is select and delete the "column" of numbers without touching the text. In WordPerfect this used to be simple (there were options under "select", not just "select all"). How can I do this with MSWord? Thanks. |
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