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Help using Add/Replace Text Feature
I need to do a standard add/replace of text, but I also need to OMIT some text.
For example, I need to FIND: John Replace with: TOM OMIT: John (David) I need to replace 250 instances of "John" while Omitting 2400 instances of "John (David)" How? |
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Help using Add/Replace Text Feature
Do it in several steps. First replace John (David) with XXXXX; Then replace
John with Tom; then replace XXXXX with John (David) Or you could write a macro, but for a one time exercise, it is probably not worth it. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Tov" wrote in message ... I need to do a standard add/replace of text, but I also need to OMIT some text. For example, I need to FIND: John Replace with: TOM OMIT: John (David) I need to replace 250 instances of "John" while Omitting 2400 instances of "John (David)" How? |
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Help using Add/Replace Text Feature
Do it in several steps. First replace John (David) with XXXXX; Then replace
John with Tom; then replace XXXXX with John (David) Or you could write a macro, but for a one time exercise, it is probably not worth it. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Tov" wrote in message ... I need to do a standard add/replace of text, but I also need to OMIT some text. For example, I need to FIND: John Replace with: TOM OMIT: John (David) I need to replace 250 instances of "John" while Omitting 2400 instances of "John (David)" How? |
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