Hi, Sue. It's just that in Jake's post it appears to my eyes as if the caret is slightly raised above the hyphen. In the Special they are beside each other. I didn't know if that would make a difference. If they are on the same line on your Braille display I guess not. Did it work for you? Cindy --- siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Cindy, > > I don't understand what you mean. Yoou said the > caret and hyphen should be > on the same line. They are on the same line on my > Braille display. So > could you explain, please? > > Thanks, > > Sue S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 2:29 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Removing Optional > Hyphens > > > Try opening up the Special and scrolling up to the > Optional hyphen while your curser is in the replace > space. It should then be in the replace space. > > It does look lik what Jake wrote except the carat is > on the same line as the hyphen. In the Jake's post > and > your reply the carat appears raised. Maybe you can't > type it in but can only get to it from the Special > file. > > G.cindy > > --- Allison Hilliker <hillikera@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi again, > > > > I just tried the ^- method again and it did not > > work. It said it made zero > > replacements, and sure enough when I checked the > > file, the optional hyphens > > were still there. I am using a different version > of > > Word-Word 2002. That's > > the most current version that I have. > > > > Thanks, > > Allison > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:01 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Removing Optional > > Hyphens > > > > > > > Hi Allison, > > > > > > Are you sure? I looked it up in the help and it > > says to use ^- I also went > > > through the menus in the Replace dialogue and > had > > Word auto insert it, and > > > it put ^-. Maybe we have different versions of > > Word? I'm running 2003. > > > Odd. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Jake > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Allison Hilliker" <hillikera@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:31 PM > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Removing Optional > > Hyphens > > > > > > > > >> Hi Jake, > > >> > > >> No. I'd already tried the ^-. That is > actually > > the code for a soft > > >> return. > > >> There are none of those in my book. So if > anyone > > has another suggestion > > >> I'd appreciate it. > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Allison > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx> > > >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 3:23 PM > > >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Removing Optional > > Hyphens > > >> > > >> > > >>> Hi Allison, > > >>> > > >>> If memory serves me correctly on this > befuddled > > Friday afternoon, using > > >>> ^- will represent an optional hyphen in > > Microsoft Word. > > >>> > > >>> Cheers, > > >>> Jake > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> From: "Allison Hilliker" > > <bookshare_girl@xxxxxxx> > > >>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 4:54 PM > > >>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Removing Optional > > Hyphens > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> Hi Everyone, > > >>>> > > >>>> Does anyone know how to do a global find and > > replace of optional > > >>>> hyphens? I have a book where there are > several > > of them inside words. > > >>>> This breaks up the words and makes them > > difficult to read. Rather than > > >>>> replacing them one-by-one, I'd like to > replace > > them all at once. With > > >>>> most unusual characters, I can do a find and > > replace, but it doesn't > > >>>> seem to be working with this one. In part > > because I don't know how to > > >>>> create an optional hyphen. I looked at the > > JAWS marks that one can > > >>>> find by pressing insert 4, but it's not in > that > > list. I tried looking > > >>>> on my special alt characters cheat sheet, and > > it's not on there either. > > >>>> Lastly, I tried selecting and copying the > > character and pasting it into > > >>>> the find and replace box, but it doesn't seem > > to want to paste. In > > >>>> fact when I tried, it deleted all my spaces > in > > the book and made it > > >>>> into a log strand of words. Yikes. I could > > luckily undo that easily > > >>>> enough, but I still have my optional hyphens > > cluttering up my book. > > >>>> BTW, I'm using MS Word 2002 and JFW 9.0. > > >>>> > > >>>> Thanks in advance for any help. > > >>>> Allison > > >>>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank > > Email to > > >>>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > > subject line. To get a > > >>>> list of available commands, put the word > 'help' > > by itself in the > > >>>> subject line. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. > > >>>> Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus > > Database: 269.22.5/1359 - > > >>>> Release Date: 4/4/2008 8:23 AM > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank > Email > > to > > >>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > > subject line. 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