I am making labels using a stock Avery Label Template.



One part of the label has a text string with a number.

Variable #1

This goes on consecutively on each label until "label 150" shows "Variable #150".

I want to make a new set of labels from Variable #151 to Variable #300 by running a find and replace on my set of labels Variable #1 to Variable #150.


Is there any way to do this?

Thanks

A Find/Replace operation can't do that on its own.

An alternative would be to replace all the 'Variable #' strings with a combination of 'Variable #' and a SEQ field, so that Word can handle the numbering automatically. To do this:
1. Select the first number, delete it, press Ctrl-F9 and type 'SEQ Nr' between the field braces, thus {SEQ Nr}.
2. Copy the entire 'Variable #{SEQ Nr}' range.
3. Do a wildcard Find/Replace, where:
Find = Variable #[0-9]{1,3}
Replace = ^c
4. Press Ctrl-A, then F9 to update.
You should now have a complete set of consecutive numbers.

__________________
Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]