The F/R expression I posted would not add a space - it will only preserve whatever space(s) were already there. It's also not a macro; it's just a wildcard Find/Replace.

For an outline of Word's wildcard Find/Replace expressions, see: https://support.office.com/en-us/art...4-7708c6c779b7, especially the discussions concerning wildcards and regular expressions.
See also: https://wordmvp.com/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Paul

Thank you for your response. I have recorded the Find and Replace routine as a macro.

Thanks also for the suggested links - they are much appreciated.

Cheers

Robert Kay