I'd like to trim everything at the front and rear of a text selection, that is not:
1. alphanumeric characters
2. () [] {} <>
3. ending punctuation marks such as . ! ? : ;

FYI, a selection can have multiple carriage returns at the end of the selection. I'd like to get rid all but one of them as well.



Could it be done using macros?

See: https://www.msofficeforums.com/word/...html#post24698

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Thank you! I didn't know that more than one Text / Replacement Text pairs could be put into a nest of with... find. Good one.