Wildcard search - one single missing word (asterisk)

[wildetudor]

How can I use the wildcard in Word to stand for a single missing word? In the
Google search syntax for example, it's very simple if you want to search for
a phrase that has a missing word in it, such as "the * of feeling good".
However in Word, this syntax does not appear to work - the asterisk just
stands for any number of characters, regardless of word boundries. I've
followed the instructions in Help and tried using < and > (beginning and
ending of a word) in conjunction with the asterisk, but <*> doesn't seem to
symbolise a single word either. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Try searching for

<[A-Za-z]@>

or, if numbers could be part of a "word", extend that to

<[A-Za-z0-9]@>

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm for more help.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[wildetudor]

Thanks!

Try searching for

<[A-Za-z]@>

or, if numbers could be part of a "word", extend that to

<[A-Za-z0-9]@>

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm for more help.

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

How can I use the wildcard in Word to stand for a single missing
word? In the Google search syntax for example, it's very simple if
you want to search for a phrase that has a missing word in it, such
as "the * of feeling good". However in Word, this syntax does not
appear to work - the asterisk just stands for any number of
characters, regardless of word boundries. I've followed the
instructions in Help and tried using < and > (beginning and ending of
a word) in conjunction with the asterisk, but <*> doesn't seem to
symbolise a single word either. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.