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Island Girl
Is there a way to indicate a backspace in the Replace dialog box?
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Jay Freedman
No, there isn't, because a backspace isn't a character.
Tell us what you're trying to accomplish, and probably we can tell you how
to do it. The answer may involve a wildcard search
(http://gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm).
Tell us what you're trying to accomplish, and probably we can tell you how
to do it. The answer may involve a wildcard search
(http://gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm).
S
Suzanne S. Barnhill
No. What are you trying to accomplish? There may be another way.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Well, actually backspace is a character in the sense that it has an ASCII
code (though I've forgotten what it is). I wonder if it would be possible to
enter it as an ASCII symbol.
code (though I've forgotten what it is). I wonder if it would be possible to
enter it as an ASCII symbol.
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Island Girl
To tell you the truth, it was an instance that occurred last week in which I
thought I needed a backspace in the Replace box and I made a note to ask you
wonderful people how to do it. To save my life, I can't think of what the
situation was right now--all I seem to remember now is the note to ask you.
I will look back over things and get back with you. You will probably be
able to show me another way. More later.
thought I needed a backspace in the Replace box and I made a note to ask you
wonderful people how to do it. To save my life, I can't think of what the
situation was right now--all I seem to remember now is the note to ask you.
I will look back over things and get back with you. You will probably be
able to show me another way. More later.
A
aalaan
ASCII 8 (he says, consulting his DOS QBASIC handbook! -- glad I didn't throw
it away)
it away)
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Were you the one who was trying to get an AutoCorrect entry to back up after
replacing text?
replacing text?
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Well, if I'd had time, I could have looked it up in an old printer manual,
too. <g>
too. <g>
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Jay Freedman
Maybe I should have said that the backspace *function* is not a
character. Yes, there's a backspace character with ASCII value 8. If
you click to the right of a letter and type Alt+008, it will have the
same effect as pressing the backspace key, deleting the character to
the left. But if you try to use ^08 or ^008 in the Replace dialog, you
just get a "no glyph" square box in place of whatever was in the Find
box.
If the intention is to delete the character to the left of the Find
expression, I think that can be done with a wildcard expression.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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character. Yes, there's a backspace character with ASCII value 8. If
you click to the right of a letter and type Alt+008, it will have the
same effect as pressing the backspace key, deleting the character to
the left. But if you try to use ^08 or ^008 in the Replace dialog, you
just get a "no glyph" square box in place of whatever was in the Find
box.
If the intention is to delete the character to the left of the Find
expression, I think that can be done with a wildcard expression.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.
A
aalaan
Don't normally have any time <g>. but just finished a book and waiting for
the next.
the next.
I
Island Girl
That was not I, Suzanne.
And I'm still trying to piece together the situation in which I thought I
needed a backspace. I do remember, though, that there was an automatic
number and tab involved in it somewhere.
And I'm still trying to piece together the situation in which I thought I
needed a backspace. I do remember, though, that there was an automatic
number and tab involved in it somewhere.
S
Suzanne S. Barnhill
In case it helps, you don't have to have a tab after an automatic number:
Word gives you a choice of tab, space, or nothing.
Word gives you a choice of tab, space, or nothing.
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