How do I perform simple mathematical calculations on numbers in the text
I have a Word doc which is a stand alone index to be added to an existing project. The index is five pages long and is in two columns with the following format:
effluent treatments 76, 77–78
England, UK 17, 23, 79, 84, 90
At the moment all the numbering is out and I need to subtract 13 from each number.
Am I correct in understanding that you cannot use regular expressions to perform mathematical calculations or is there a simple solution?
I have tried:
Using find and replace with find: ([0-9]{1,2}) replace: ^& (13) to add (13) after all the numbers then selecting all the text and running the ToolsCalculate command. Even if I add spaces either side of each number I keep getting a syntax error? Is it possible to automate this technique using a Macro?
Any suggestions gratefully received!
Thanks
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