Highlight text, then automatically insert ( ) at either end of it

[Guest]

I would find it helpful if you could provide a way to place parenthesis at
either end of selected text. Same way you can select text and make it bold
with the lick of a button.

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[CyberTaz]

Wouldn't hold my breath on this one Parens are characters just like
a,b,c,1,2,3,%,#, etc. There's a big difference between inserting new
characters in the right places as opposed to simply changing the
*formatting* of characters that are already there. You might consider making
a macro for this type of procedure if you really find click 'n' type of
parens to be a problem - it really dosn't require much other than cut &
paste.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Provided Find is finding exactly the text you're looking for, you can
actually do this. In the "Find what" box, type whatever it is you're using
to find the text and select it. In the "Replace with" type:

(^&)

where ^& represents "Find What Text" (that is, the text you found).

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I would find it helpful if you could provide a way to place parenthesis at
either end of selected text. Same way you can select text and make it bold
with the lick of a button.

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[Daiya Mitchell]

The macro here adds quotation marks around selected text (link may break)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/34om8s

You'll need to change the Chr codes to match parenthesis--ask in a group
with VBA or Programming in the name (or here), for help with that.