using wildcards to add spaces between initials?

[DebEdit]

I want to add spaces between initials in a bibliography: H. A. Smith rather
than H.A. Smith, and so on. Is there any way to do that using wildcards?
Finding the instances isn't difficult; I'd rather avoid having to manually
insert the space in hundreds of entries.
Thank you!

 

[Jay Freedman]

I want to add spaces between initials in a bibliography: H. A. Smith rather
than H.A. Smith, and so on. Is there any way to do that using wildcards?
Finding the instances isn't difficult; I'd rather avoid having to manually
insert the space in hundreds of entries.
Thank you!

Using wildcards, enter this in Find What:

([A-Z].)([A-Z].)

and enter this in Replace With:

\1 \2

Notice the space between the 1 and the backslash. The \1 represents whatever is
matched by the first expression in parentheses, and the \2 represents whatever
is matched by the second expression.

 

[DebEdit]

That works, but is there any way I can do the change globally, as it will
automatically add a space between the initials without me reviewing each one?

I want to add spaces between initials in a bibliography: H. A. Smith rather
than H.A. Smith, and so on. Is there any way to do that using wildcards?
Finding the instances isn't difficult; I'd rather avoid having to manually
insert the space in hundreds of entries.
Thank you!

Using wildcards, enter this in Find What:

([A-Z].)([A-Z].)

and enter this in Replace With:

\1 \2

Notice the space between the 1 and the backslash. The \1 represents whatever is
matched by the first expression in parentheses, and the \2 represents whatever
is matched by the second expression.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Jay Freedman]

Click the Replace All button in the Replace dialog.

That works, but is there any way I can do the change globally, as it will
automatically add a space between the initials without me reviewing each one?

I want to add spaces between initials in a bibliography: H. A. Smith rather
than H.A. Smith, and so on. Is there any way to do that using wildcards?
Finding the instances isn't difficult; I'd rather avoid having to manually
insert the space in hundreds of entries.
Thank you!

Using wildcards, enter this in Find What:

([A-Z].)([A-Z].)

and enter this in Replace With:

\1 \2

Notice the space between the 1 and the backslash. The \1 represents whatever is
matched by the first expression in parentheses, and the \2 represents whatever
is matched by the second expression.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.