Search & Replace Pattern Matching

I would like to search and replace a single quote (') that
occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
advance!!!

SA
Wed Dec 17 22:50:03 CST 2003

Jason wrote:
> I would like to search and replace a single quote (') that
> occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
> match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
> the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
> advance!!!

Hello. Try the find box and right your "'" and in the replace box, right
nothing. Good luck and happy holidays.

Graham
Thu Dec 18 01:29:18 CST 2003

See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm
Note that it will be all too simple to remove wanted single quotes as well
as the unwanted ones, if you are not clear with your search pattern. I
would need more information about this single quote and where it occurs to
give you a more definite answer.

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Jason wrote:
> I would like to search and replace a single quote (') that
> occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
> match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
> the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
> advance!!!

Jason
Thu Dec 18 07:22:34 CST 2003

I'm sorry, I wrote this when it was late at night and I
didn't specify this too clear. I want to replace a single
quote that occurs at the BEGINNING of every line. I
tried "^'", but I couldn't get it to work. Thanks
again...sorry for the confusion.

>-----Original Message-----
>See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm
>Note that it will be all too simple to remove wanted
single quotes as well
>as the unwanted ones, if you are not clear with your
search pattern. I
>would need more information about this single quote and
where it occurs to
>give you a more definite answer.
>
>--
><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
> Web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>
>
>
>Jason wrote:
>> I would like to search and replace a single quote (')
that
>> occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
>> match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
>> the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
>> advance!!!
>
>
>.
>

Kate
Thu Dec 18 08:14:31 CST 2003

Highlight the desired character; copy it; open your Find/Replace Window --
use the CONTROL + V option to paste the character to the Find location.
Enter what you wish to replace it with (or leave bland for nothing) in the
Replace location....

That should do the trick!

Kate in MN


"Jason" <j2cagle@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:04e801c3c569$ffad20c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm sorry, I wrote this when it was late at night and I
> didn't specify this too clear. I want to replace a single
> quote that occurs at the BEGINNING of every line. I
> tried "^'", but I couldn't get it to work. Thanks
> again...sorry for the confusion.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >See
> http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm
> >Note that it will be all too simple to remove wanted
> single quotes as well
> >as the unwanted ones, if you are not clear with your
> search pattern. I
> >would need more information about this single quote and
> where it occurs to
> >give you a more definite answer.
> >
> >--
> ><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> > E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
> > Web site www.gmayor.com
> > Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
> ><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> >
> >
> >
> >Jason wrote:
> >> I would like to search and replace a single quote (')
> that
> >> occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
> >> match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
> >> the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
> >> advance!!!
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Suzanne
Thu Dec 18 08:17:47 CST 2003

Try searching for:

^p'

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jason" <j2cagle@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:04e801c3c569$ffad20c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm sorry, I wrote this when it was late at night and I
> didn't specify this too clear. I want to replace a single
> quote that occurs at the BEGINNING of every line. I
> tried "^'", but I couldn't get it to work. Thanks
> again...sorry for the confusion.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >See
> http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm
> >Note that it will be all too simple to remove wanted
> single quotes as well
> >as the unwanted ones, if you are not clear with your
> search pattern. I
> >would need more information about this single quote and
> where it occurs to
> >give you a more definite answer.
> >
> >--
> ><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> > Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> > E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
> > Web site www.gmayor.com
> > Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
> ><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> >
> >
> >
> >Jason wrote:
> >> I would like to search and replace a single quote (')
> that
> >> occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
> >> match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
> >> the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
> >> advance!!!
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Graham
Thu Dec 18 10:24:46 CST 2003

See Suzanne's reply which will find all but the one on the first line - and
note this is not a wildcard search.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>



Jason wrote:
> I'm sorry, I wrote this when it was late at night and I
> didn't specify this too clear. I want to replace a single
> quote that occurs at the BEGINNING of every line. I
> tried "^'", but I couldn't get it to work. Thanks
> again...sorry for the confusion.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> See
> http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm
>> Note that it will be all too simple to remove wanted single quotes
>> as well as the unwanted ones, if you are not clear with your search
>> pattern. I would need more information about this single quote and
>> where it occurs to give you a more definite answer.
>>
>> --
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>> E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
>> Web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jason wrote:
>>> I would like to search and replace a single quote (') that
>>> occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
>>> match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
>>> the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
>>> advance!!!
>>
>>
>> .

TF
Thu Dec 18 16:54:59 CST 2003

Jason

Maybe you are looking at this the wrong way. Did you know that if you hold
down the ALT key, you can make in vertical selection of a document?

For your example, place the cursor at the top most point in the margin where
the first ' mark occurs. Hold down the ALT key and drag the cursor across
one ' and then down to the final '. You should no have a vertical selection
of all the ' characters, so now press delete.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://www.mvps.org/word/

"Jason" <j2cagle@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:04e801c3c569$ffad20c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
I'm sorry, I wrote this when it was late at night and I
didn't specify this too clear. I want to replace a single
quote that occurs at the BEGINNING of every line. I
tried "^'", but I couldn't get it to work. Thanks
again...sorry for the confusion.

>-----Original Message-----
>See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm
>Note that it will be all too simple to remove wanted
single quotes as well
>as the unwanted ones, if you are not clear with your
search pattern. I
>would need more information about this single quote and
where it occurs to
>give you a more definite answer.
>
>--
><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
> Web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>
>
>
>Jason wrote:
>> I would like to search and replace a single quote (')
that
>> occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
>> match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
>> the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
>> advance!!!
>
>
>.
>

Jason
Thu Dec 18 20:24:01 CST 2003

I actually want to replace all the ' with some other text.
I tried using Suzanne's suggestion, but it removes all the
paragraphs as well. Is there a way to use her search and
only replace the ' and not the entire ^p'??
Thanks all.

>-----Original Message-----
>Jason
>
>Maybe you are looking at this the wrong way. Did you know
that if you hold
>down the ALT key, you can make in vertical selection of a
document?
>
>For your example, place the cursor at the top most point
in the margin where
>the first ' mark occurs. Hold down the ALT key and drag
the cursor across
>one ' and then down to the final '. You should no have a
vertical selection
>of all the ' characters, so now press delete.
>
>--
>Terry Farrell - Word MVP
>http://www.mvps.org/word/
>
>"Jason" <j2cagle@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:04e801c3c569$ffad20c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>I'm sorry, I wrote this when it was late at night and I
>didn't specify this too clear. I want to replace a single
>quote that occurs at the BEGINNING of every line. I
>tried "^'", but I couldn't get it to work. Thanks
>again...sorry for the confusion.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>See
>http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm
>>Note that it will be all too simple to remove wanted
>single quotes as well
>>as the unwanted ones, if you are not clear with your
>search pattern. I
>>would need more information about this single quote and
>where it occurs to
>>give you a more definite answer.
>>
>>--
>><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>> E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
>> Web site www.gmayor.com
>> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
>><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>>
>>
>>
>>Jason wrote:
>>> I would like to search and replace a single quote (')
>that
>>> occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
>>> match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
>>> the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
>>> advance!!!
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>
>
>.
>

Suzanne
Thu Dec 18 23:05:03 CST 2003

I should have said, search for ^p' and replace with ^p.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jason" <j2cagle@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:047401c3c5d7$2a694b50$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I actually want to replace all the ' with some other text.
> I tried using Suzanne's suggestion, but it removes all the
> paragraphs as well. Is there a way to use her search and
> only replace the ' and not the entire ^p'??
> Thanks all.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Jason
> >
> >Maybe you are looking at this the wrong way. Did you know
> that if you hold
> >down the ALT key, you can make in vertical selection of a
> document?
> >
> >For your example, place the cursor at the top most point
> in the margin where
> >the first ' mark occurs. Hold down the ALT key and drag
> the cursor across
> >one ' and then down to the final '. You should no have a
> vertical selection
> >of all the ' characters, so now press delete.
> >
> >--
> >Terry Farrell - Word MVP
> >http://www.mvps.org/word/
> >
> >"Jason" <j2cagle@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >news:04e801c3c569$ffad20c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >I'm sorry, I wrote this when it was late at night and I
> >didn't specify this too clear. I want to replace a single
> >quote that occurs at the BEGINNING of every line. I
> >tried "^'", but I couldn't get it to work. Thanks
> >again...sorry for the confusion.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>See
> >http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm
> >>Note that it will be all too simple to remove wanted
> >single quotes as well
> >>as the unwanted ones, if you are not clear with your
> >search pattern. I
> >>would need more information about this single quote and
> >where it occurs to
> >>give you a more definite answer.
> >>
> >>--
> >><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> >> E-mail gmayor@mvps.org
> >> Web site www.gmayor.com
> >> Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
> >><>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Jason wrote:
> >>> I would like to search and replace a single quote (')
> >that
> >>> occurs on every line of my document. How do I pattern
> >>> match that? I tried "^'" (without the double quotes) in
> >>> the Search field...but, it finds nothing!?!?! Thanks in
> >>> advance!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >