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How to replace text with [ ] around it?
I have a document that has the time or the date and time enclosed in [ ] at the start of every line as per below.
[12:14:16 PM] ld asdd sdad [25/03/2013 10:35:45 AM] sds dssdffd sdfsdf [12:14:46 PM] sususuhbhg shsygd sfsf All dates and times are different. I wish to delete the [] and everything in between them. I have tried using wild card replacing but have not been successful. How do I go about doing this? Word 2010. Bob |
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I've now solved the problem. Very simple. I used \[*\] with 'use wildcards' on.
Bob |
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How to replace text with [ ] around it?
If you set "Find what" to \[*\] and leave "Replace with" blank, it should
work. I'm assuming that there are no other [] in the document that you want to keep. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Barcode" wrote in message ... I have a document that has the time or the date and time enclosed in [ ] at the start of every line as per below. [12:14:16 PM] ld asdd sdad [25/03/2013 10:35:45 AM] sds dssdffd sdfsdf [12:14:46 PM] sususuhbhg shsygd sfsf All dates and times are different. I wish to delete the [] and everything in between them. I have tried using wild card replacing but have not been successful. How do I go about doing this? Word 2010. Bob -- Barcode |
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