A My problem is that I can't insert special characters in the 'Find and > Replace' dialogue box to do this kind of things.WordPerfect was > wonderfull in this!! > > Andre den Oudsten
>From the Writer manual: Wildcards (also known as regular expressions) are combinations of characters that instruct OOo how to search for something. Regular expressions are very powerful but not very intuitive. They can save time and effort by combining multiple finds into one. Table 1 shows a few of the regular expressions used by OOo. TIP The online help describes many more regular expressions and their uses. Note To search for a character that is defined as a wildcard, type a backslash (\) before the character. For example, to find the text $5.00, you would search for \$5\.00. To use wildcards and regular expressions when searching and replacing: 1) On the Find & Replace dialog box, click More Options to see more choices. On this expanded dialog box (Figure 49), select the Regular expressions checkbox. 2) Type the search text, including the wildcards, in the Search for box and the replacement text (if any) in the Replace with box. Not all regular expressions work as replacement characters; the line break (\n) is one that does work. 3) Click Find, Find All, Replace, or Replace All (not recommended). --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
