Hi,


I regularly have to replace text. Normally, I would use the "Find and Replace" function, but I don't know how (or if it's possible) to use variables, wildcards etc. Here's an example of what I need to do:

Original text:
7. The paragraph according to version 1, wherein the device...

New next:
In a section, the device...

I'm therefore trying to replace
"[number].[tab]The paragraph according to version [number], wherein"
with
"In a section,"

Can anyone help?
Many thanks in advance,
Paul

Hi Paul,

You can do this with a wildcard Find/Replace, where:
Find = [0-9]{1,}.^tThe paragraph according to version [0-9]{1,}
Replace = In a section

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]