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Hi,
Is it possible for word to search for words in brackets e.g. (Witz, 1999)
and then for that word(s) to be automatically cut and pasted into a blank
word document?
If not are there any known programs that can?
Thanks in advance
Jason
 
If you have Word 2003 or 2007, there is an option to "Highlight [i.e.,
select] all items found" (the terminology is slightly different in 2007);
while they are selected, you can restore focus to the document by clicking
on the title bar, then Ctrl+C, open a new document and Ctrl+V. The search
string, using wildcards, could be as simple as (*).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
I was confused by this as well until Beth Melton beat me over the head with
it and explained that if you click "Find in" (instead of Find Next) and
select "Main Document" or whatever, you get the same functionality as
"Highlight all items found in..." All items are found and selected just as
before. I still think Find All was clearer.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

PamC via OfficeKB.com said:
Welcome back, Suzanne!

Unfortunately, W2007 adds a "reading" highlight that is somehow different
from regular highlighting and does not select the items. Bummer. I've
been
meaning to ask why they did this.

PamC
If you have Word 2003 or 2007, there is an option to "Highlight [i.e.,
select] all items found" (the terminology is slightly different in 2007);
while they are selected, you can restore focus to the document by clicking
on the title bar, then Ctrl+C, open a new document and Ctrl+V. The search
string, using wildcards, could be as simple as (*).
Hi,
Is it possible for word to search for words in brackets e.g. (Witz,
1999)
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Thanks in advance
Jason
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I have to agree (naturally). Indeed, that's why I didn't spell this out in
my initial post: the combination of inability to remember what absurd
wording was used and sheer laziness (too lazy to open Word 2007 and check)
made it impossible for me to be more precise.

I couldn't imagine that this useful functionality would actually have been
removed from Word 2007, but it took Beth saying, "Would you just *try* it
already?" to get me to see it. <g>

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

PamC via OfficeKB.com said:
Who wouldn't be misled (more accurate than confused, I think). Thank you,
thank you. I have been complaining privately for as long as I've used
W2007
about the loss of that functionality.

PamC

I was confused by this as well until Beth Melton beat me over the head
with
it and explained that if you click "Find in" (instead of Find Next) and
select "Main Document" or whatever, you get the same functionality as
"Highlight all items found in..." All items are found and selected just as
before. I still think Find All was clearer.
Welcome back, Suzanne!
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Thanks in advance
Jason
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The search string, using wildcards, could be as simple as (*).


Not *quite* as simple:
Find what: \(*\)

The (brackets) have a special meaning in wildcard searches, and as with
other such wildcard characters need to be preceeded with a \backslash if you
really mean the "ordinary" brackets.

Greetings,
Klaus
 
Thanks, Klaus. I never make any definite statements wrt wildcards because
I'm such a dunce!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
Thanks, Klaus. I never make any definite statements wrt wildcards because
I'm such a dunce!
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A dunce?!? Rather a joker it seems, and that should give you a head
start...

SCNR
Klaus
 
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