How can I underline everything within quotation marks in a doc?

[Vikki]

I often have long documents (50+ pages) wherein I have to underline
definitions that are scattered throughout the document. All definitions are
in quotation marks. Is there any way to do a search/replace for all text
within quotation marks and have that text underlined?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Sure. First, save the document so you can go back to where you were if you
make a mistake (Word usually can undo changes, but when you're looking at
50+ pages, it will sometimes tell you that it won't be able to undo the
operation).


1. Press Ctrl+H.

2. Click in Find what: and type "*".

3. Click in Replace with: and type ^&. Press Ctrl+U while you're there so
that it says Underline right under the ^& item.

4. Click to enable Use wildcards.

5. Click Find Next, verify that it found a quoted bit, and click Replace.
You can continue alternating until you're comfortable that it's doing the
right thing, then click Replace All.

 

[Rupert Bear]

Sure. First, save the document so you can go back to where you were if you
make a mistake (Word usually can undo changes, but when you're looking at
50+ pages, it will sometimes tell you that it won't be able to undo the
operation).


1. Press Ctrl+H.

2. Click in Find what: and type "*".

3. Click in Replace with: and type ^&. Press Ctrl+U while you're there so
that it says Underline right under the ^& item.

4. Click to enable Use wildcards.

5. Click Find Next, verify that it found a quoted bit, and click Replace.
You can continue alternating until you're comfortable that it's doing the
right thing, then click Replace All.


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Herb Tyson MS MVP
http://www.herbtyson.com
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.

Just in case anyone should be confused I think No 1 should be Ctrl F as Ctrl H
inserts a horizontal line on my computer??? RB

 

[Jay Freedman]

Sure. First, save the document so you can go back to where you were if you
make a mistake (Word usually can undo changes, but when you're looking at
50+ pages, it will sometimes tell you that it won't be able to undo the
operation).


1. Press Ctrl+H.
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Just in case anyone should be confused I think No 1 should be Ctrl F as Ctrl H
inserts a horizontal line on my computer??? RB

I think you're confused by having reassigned keystrokes. The default
assignment of Ctrl+H is the Replace dialog (as has been the case in
all previous versions). Ctrl+F is the Find dialog, which includes
Replace as a second tab.