Replace spaces with tabs

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Amandar097

I pasted some text into my Word document, but instead of using tabs to
separate sections, there are several spaces. Can I use find and replace to
replace all four space sections with a tab instead?

Thanks,
Amanda
 
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

I am not really sure what you mean by a "space section", but to replace
something with a tab space, insert ^t in the Replace with section of the
Edit>Replace dialog. If it is four spaces that you want to replace, press
the space bar four times when the cursor is in the Find what box of the
dialog.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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Graham Mayor

If they are variable multiple spaces then with the wildcard option set
replace
[ ]{2,}
with
^t

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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Amandar097

Thank you both - that worked.

Graham Mayor said:
If they are variable multiple spaces then with the wildcard option set
replace
[ ]{2,}
with
^t

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP


<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
I am not really sure what you mean by a "space section", but to
replace something with a tab space, insert ^t in the Replace with
section of the Edit>Replace dialog. If it is four spaces that you
want to replace, press the space bar four times when the cursor is in
the Find what box of the dialog.
 

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