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      2nd Feb 2009
How can I search for numbers; i.e. 1, 13, 24 etc.?


 
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"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

> Using regular find and replace, you can search for any 1 digit number by
> putting ^# in the find what box, for a two-digit number by ^#^#, etc..
>
> Using wild card search and replace, you can search for any one or two digit
> number by putting
> <[0-9]{1,2}> in the find what box and putting a check in the Use wild cards
> checkbox.
>
> PamC



Thanks, that works a treat.

I want to find chapters which are only numbers instead of Chapter N. Is
there any way to refine it so it only finds numbers at the beginning of a
line or on a line by itself?


 
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