Hi Lori,
I had to something similar a while back with page numbers that had
brackets around them. I didn't remember how I did it, so I snagged my Word
Guru (aka Michael, my husband) and had him show me again.
I'm going to give you instructions on how to do this two different ways.
The first way works if there aren't any spaces between the parentheses and
the numbers. The second way works if you do have any number of spaces
before and or after the parentheses and your page number.
It's going to seem like magic numbers if you aren't a programmer who uses
what are called "regular expressions" and wild cards, but it can be
done. smile. So here's my instructions.
Before you do anything, save a copy of the file just in case, so you don't
lose any of your previous work on the book.
How to do Way One. Use this way if you don't have any spaces between the
parentheses and the numbers.
You use a special kind of search, using the "use wildcards" box in the
find and replace dialogue.
In the Find and Replace dialogue box, click on the button that is marked
"More." This will expand the options that are available in the Find and
Replace box to include a new list of Search Options. In the list of
Search Options, check the box for "use wildcards" (you can also do this
while in the Search box by typing alt U, which is alt "capital U)
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string:
\(([0-9]@)\)
that is, back-slash left-parentheses left-parentheses left-square-bracket
zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign right-parentheses back-slash
right-parentheses
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer (until you
are sure this is working exactly right), instead execute a find and as it
finds each page number in parentheses that you want to fix execute a
replace each time.
Here's how to do Way Two, which will find every page number and strip the
parentheses even if there are spaces in front of and-or behind the page
numbers.
You use a special kind of search four times, using the "use wildcards" box
in the find and replace dialogue.
In the Find and Replace dialogue box, click on the button that is marked
"More." This will expand the options that are available in the Find and
Replace box to include a new list of Search Options. In the list of
Search Options, check the box for "use wildcards" (you can also do this
while in the Search box by typing alt U, which is alt "capital U)
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string to do search one:
\(([0-9]@)\)
that is, back-slash left-parentheses left-parentheses left-square-bracket
zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign right-parentheses back-slash
right-parentheses
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer (until you
are sure this is working exactly right), instead execute a find and as it
finds each page number in parentheses that you want to fix execute a
replace each time.
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string to do search two:
\( @([0-9]@)\)
that is, back-slash left-parentheses space at-sign left-parentheses
left-square-bracket zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign
right-parentheses back-slash right-parentheses
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer (until you
are sure this is working exactly right), instead execute a find and as it
finds each page number in parentheses that you want to fix execute a
replace each time.
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string to do search three:
\(([0-9]@) @\)
that is, back-slash left-parentheses left-parentheses left-square-bracket
zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign right-parentheses space
at-sign back-slash right-parentheses
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer (until you
are sure this is working exactly right), instead execute a find and as it
finds each page number in parentheses that you want to fix execute a
replace each time.
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string to do search four:
\( @([0-9]@) @\)
that is, back-slash left-parentheses space at-sign left-parentheses
left-square-bracket zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign
right-parentheses space at-sign back-slash right-parentheses
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer (until you
are sure this is working exactly right), instead execute a find and as it
finds each page number in parentheses that you want to fix execute a
replace each time.
That's it!!
Good luck. smile.
Judy s.
Lori wrote:
Hi all,
I just discovered that a book has parenthesis around each page number.
I'm thinking I probably need to eliminate them. I know I could do this by
hand, but I'm wondering if find and replace can be exercised. For
instance, can you use wildcards? I'd like to perform a find and replace
for (*) (**) and (***) to make sure I get all of the page numbers. Of
course, the * would be the digit. Anyone ever done this?
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