Is there a way to Find multiple text strings in a Word document in a single operation?

[wrdy]

I can find "1" or "2" or "3" using wildcards like this:



Find: [123]

but is there a way to find "1st" or "2nd" or "3rd"?


In Google Docs you can use regular expressions:


Find: 1st|2nd|3rd


Any way to do this in Word?

[gmayor]

A wildcard search for
[123][dnrst]{2}
will find those examples - Replace using wildcards

[wrdy]

Originally Posted by gmayor

A wildcard search for
[123][dnrst]{2}
will find those examples - Replace using wildcards

Perfect! That works nicely.

[wrdy]

What about for something like this:


Find: Mr Mrs Dr Prof Sgt Pres (but NOT Sir and Miss)


so I can Replace with: Mister Misses Doctor Professor Sergeant President

[macropod]

Finding them all could be done with a Single wildcard Find, but replacements would require individual Find/Replace operations. For a macro you could adapt for that, see: https://www.msofficeforums.com/55215-post6.html

[Charles Kenyon]

Originally Posted by wrdy

What about for something like this:

Find: Mr Mrs Dr Prof Sgt Pres (but NOT Sir and Miss)

so I can Replace with: Mister Misses Doctor Professor Sergeant President

Paul has given you a macro that can do multiple replaces. Just writing to note that Mrs. is not an abreviation for Misses (which is the multiple of Miss) but rather Missus which I have not seen used much.

Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Miss: Everything You Need to Know About Titles

[wrdy]

Originally Posted by macropod

Finding them all could be done with a Single wildcard Find, but replacements would require individual Find/Replace operations. For a macro you could adapt for that, see: https://www.msofficeforums.com/55215-post6.html

So, would this be the best way to find what I want: ([MDPS][rgsotef]{1,3})( )

[wrdy]

Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon

Paul has given you a macro that can do multiple replaces. Just writing to note that Mrs. is not an abreviation for Misses (which is the multiple of Miss) but rather Missus which I have not seen used much.

Mr., Mrs., Ms., and Miss: Everything You Need to Know About Titles

O, I didn't realize that. It is funny that there is an "r" in "Mrs" but not in "Missus".

[macropod]

Originally Posted by wrdy

So, would this be the best way to find what I want: ([MDPS][rgsotef]{1,3})( )

If all you're interested in is finding them, but not replacing them, I would use just: <[DMPS][efgorst]{1,3}>
Do be aware, though, that you're liable to get false matches, such as:
Deer, Deft, Do, Door, Meet, Mess, Moss, Most, Pee, Pest, Pete, Poor, Sear, Seer, See, Set, Sore,
etc.