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I know that I must have what I'm looking for on a list somewhere, but I can't
find it at the moment. In a search containing email addresses, I need to know if there is a wildcard code for @. Would one of you wonderful people help me out? It keeps throwing an error in the "Find What" box. Thanks, as always! |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:46:04 -0800, Island Girl
wrote: I know that I must have what I'm looking for on a list somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment. In a search containing email addresses, I need to know if there is a wildcard code for @. Would one of you wonderful people help me out? It keeps throwing an error in the "Find What" box. Thanks, as always! Any character that has a special meaning in a wildcard expression, including the @ sign, can be searched literally by putting a backslash in front of it. In this case, use \@ in the expression. More at http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Jay has covered the immediate issue, but 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 Island Girl wrote: I know that I must have what I'm looking for on a list somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment. In a search containing email addresses, I need to know if there is a wildcard code for @. Would one of you wonderful people help me out? It keeps throwing an error in the "Find What" box. Thanks, as always! |
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Thanks for this and all of the help you've given me over the years, Jay!
"Jay Freedman" wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:46:04 -0800, Island Girl wrote: I know that I must have what I'm looking for on a list somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment. In a search containing email addresses, I need to know if there is a wildcard code for @. Would one of you wonderful people help me out? It keeps throwing an error in the "Find What" box. Thanks, as always! Any character that has a special meaning in a wildcard expression, including the @ sign, can be searched literally by putting a backslash in front of it. In this case, use \@ in the expression. More at http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Thanks a million, Graham! I've been learning most of all I know about find
and replace from your wonderful article(s). And then when I get stuck (or just draw a blank) you and your colleagues at this website always come through. This gal appreciates it more than words can say. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Jay has covered the immediate issue, but 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 Island Girl wrote: I know that I must have what I'm looking for on a list somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment. In a search containing email addresses, I need to know if there is a wildcard code for @. Would one of you wonderful people help me out? It keeps throwing an error in the "Find What" box. Thanks, as always! |
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You are welcome
 -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Island Girl wrote: Thanks a million, Graham! I've been learning most of all I know about find and replace from your wonderful article(s). And then when I get stuck (or just draw a blank) you and your colleagues at this website always come through. This gal appreciates it more than words can say. "Graham Mayor" wrote: Jay has covered the immediate issue, but 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 Island Girl wrote: I know that I must have what I'm looking for on a list somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment. In a search containing email addresses, I need to know if there is a wildcard code for @. Would one of you wonderful people help me out? It keeps throwing an error in the "Find What" box. Thanks, as always! |
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