Need to create macro that replaces all content within parentheses

[Emilio]

Hello, I need to create a macro (or will gladly listen to a different
way to do things.) I have a text with worthless clauses inside
parentheses, and I want to remove them within the text. I need to
remove both the content and the parentheses that envelops it.

There are several instances of these across several documents, so I
just need to do it by macro. Thanks!

 

[Stefan Blom]

Find and Replace may be possible. Are you saying that you want to get rid of
all text within parentheses?

-- 
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




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"Emilio" wrote in message

Hello, I need to create a macro (or will gladly listen to a different
way to do things.) I have a text with worthless clauses inside
parentheses, and I want to remove them within the text. I need to
remove both the content and the parentheses that envelops it.

There are several instances of these across several documents, so I
just need to do it by macro. Thanks!

 

[Emilio]

Find and Replace may be possible. Are you saying that you want to get ridof
all text within parentheses?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

---------------------------------------------"Emilio"  wrote in message


Hello, I need to create a macro (or will gladly listen to a different
way to do things.) I have a text with worthless clauses inside
parentheses, and I want to remove them within the text. I need to
remove both the content and the parentheses that envelops it.

There are several instances of these across several documents, so I
just need to do it by macro. Thanks!

Yes, even the parentheses themselves. I've looked for answers in
search and replace, but once a parentheses is added, they don't work.

 

[Stefan Blom]

A wildcard search for \(*\) that you replace with nothing should work.

-- 
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




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"Emilio" wrote in message

Find and Replace may be possible. Are you saying that you want to get rid
of
all text within parentheses?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

---------------------------------------------"Emilio" wrote in message


Hello, I need to create a macro (or will gladly listen to a different
way to do things.) I have a text with worthless clauses inside
parentheses, and I want to remove them within the text. I need to
remove both the content and the parentheses that envelops it.

There are several instances of these across several documents, so I
just need to do it by macro. Thanks!

Yes, even the parentheses themselves. I've looked for answers in
search and replace, but once a parentheses is added, they don't work.

 

[Emilio]

That did not work.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Did you remember to select the "Use wildcards" option in the Find and
Replace dialog box? To see this option, you will have to click the More
button to expand the dialog.

-- 
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

 

[Emilio]

Actually, I was coming back to tell you that I had forgotten to do
just that. It worked, thanks for your patience.

Did you remember to select the "Use wildcards" option in the Find and
Replace dialog box? To see this option, you will have to click the More
button to expand the dialog.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

---------------------------------------------"Emilio"  wrote in message


That did not work.

A wildcard search for \(*\) that you replace with nothing should work.

 

[Stefan Blom]

You are welcome.

-- 
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




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"Emilio" wrote in message

Actually, I was coming back to tell you that I had forgotten to do
just that. It worked, thanks for your patience.

Did you remember to select the "Use wildcards" option in the Find and
Replace dialog box? To see this option, you will have to click the More
button to expand the dialog.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

---------------------------------------------"Emilio" wrote in message


That did not work.

A wildcard search for \(*\) that you replace with nothing should work.