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From: DeanH on 18 Jan 2010 05:26
You can use find replace to accomplish what you wish.
Enter the Word or Phrase you want into the Find box.
Enter (^&) into the Replace box. The ^& represent the Find criteria and to
replace with exact the same, only now with parentheses.

Hope this helps
DeanH


"Island Girl" wrote:

> I'm doing a long document in which the author puts lots of things in
> parentheses. I'm certain that you know a way to highlight the word or phrase
> and place it in parentheses a lot faster than I'm able to do it, and I'd
> appreciate any help you can give me.
>
> Thank you for this and all of your help through the years!
From: Island Girl on 18 Jan 2010 23:29
Thanks a million, Dean!

"DeanH" wrote:

> You can use find replace to accomplish what you wish.
> Enter the Word or Phrase you want into the Find box.
> Enter (^&) into the Replace box. The ^& represent the Find criteria and to
> replace with exact the same, only now with parentheses.
>
> Hope this helps
> DeanH
>
>
> "Island Girl" wrote:
>
> > I'm doing a long document in which the author puts lots of things in
> > parentheses. I'm certain that you know a way to highlight the word or phrase
> > and place it in parentheses a lot faster than I'm able to do it, and I'd
> > appreciate any help you can give me.
> >
> > Thank you for this and all of your help through the years!
From: DeanH on 19 Jan 2010 07:02
Glad this worked for you.
You are welcome.
DeanH


"Island Girl" wrote:

> Thanks a million, Dean!
>
> "DeanH" wrote:
>
> > You can use find replace to accomplish what you wish.
> > Enter the Word or Phrase you want into the Find box.
> > Enter (^&) into the Replace box. The ^& represent the Find criteria and to
> > replace with exact the same, only now with parentheses.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > DeanH
> >
> >
> > "Island Girl" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm doing a long document in which the author puts lots of things in
> > > parentheses. I'm certain that you know a way to highlight the word or phrase
> > > and place it in parentheses a lot faster than I'm able to do it, and I'd
> > > appreciate any help you can give me.
> > >
> > > Thank you for this and all of your help through the years!
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