Finding a Backspace

How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see
how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot.

Thx

Dave

There is no such thing as a "backspace character".

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Dave" wrote in message
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How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't see
how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot.

Thx

Dave

Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know; probably not.
There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't say how it
actually works.

The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics, together with line
feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these characters and it was
fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down.

rs


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: Thx
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Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and not
a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message
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Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know;
probably not.
There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't
say how it
actually works.

The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics,
together with line
feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these
characters and it was
fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down.

rs


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character".
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: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
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:
: "Dave" wrote in message
: ...
: How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't
see
: how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot.
:
: Thx
:
: Dave
:
:
:

Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key.
Shall we start over.

I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in,
unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a
problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty
is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc.

When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line
ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really
ugly.

I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up.

Dave


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and
not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message
...
Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know;
probably not.
There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't
say how it
actually works.

The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics,
together with line
feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these
characters and it was
fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down.

rs


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character".
:
: --
:
: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
:
:
:
:
: "Dave" wrote in message
: ...
: How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't
see
: how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot.
:
: Thx
:
: Dave
:
:
:

Dave, would you post an excerpt? A paragraph or two should do it.

Thanks,

rs

"Dave" wrote in message ...
: Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key.
: Shall we start over.
:
: I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in,
: unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a
: problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty
: is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc.
:
: When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line
: ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really
: ugly.
:
: I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up.
:
: Dave
:
:
: "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
: .. .
: Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and
: not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing.
:
: --
:
: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
:
:
:
:
: "tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message
: ...
: Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know;
: probably not.
: There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I can't
: say how it
: actually works.
:
: The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics,
: together with line
: feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these
: characters and it was
: fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down.
:
: rs
:
:
: "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
: news : : There is no such thing as a "backspace character".
: :
: : --
: :
: : JoAnn Paules
: : MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
: :
: :
: :
: :
: : "Dave" wrote in message
: : ...
: : How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I don't
: see
: : how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot.
: :
: : Thx
: :
: : Dave
: :
: :
: :
:
:
:
:
:
:

Nothing but calm on my end. :-)

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Dave" wrote in message
...
Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key.
Shall we start over.

I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in,
unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a
problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty
is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc.

When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line
ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really
ugly.

I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up.

Dave


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and
not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message
...
Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know;
probably not.
There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I
can't say how it
actually works.

The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics,
together with line
feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these
characters and it was
fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down.

rs


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character".
:
: --
:
: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
:
:
:
:
: "Dave" wrote in message
: ...
: How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I
don't see
: how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot.
:
: Thx
:
: Dave
:
:
:

That's a completely different question. Greg Maxey has something that may
help.

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Clean_Up_Text.htm

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Dave" wrote in message
...
Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key.
Shall we start over.

I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in,
unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a
problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty
is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc.

When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line
ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really
ugly.

I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up.

Dave


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and
not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message
...
Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know;
probably not.
There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I
can't say how it
actually works.

The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics,
together with line
feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these
characters and it was
fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down.

rs


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character".
:
: --
:
: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
:
:
:
:
: "Dave" wrote in message
: ...
: How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I
don't see
: how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot.
:
: Thx
:
: Dave
:
:
:

JoAnn Paules - another good idea - But it looks like Greg's routine doesn't
include the characters in question.

sniptcebob "would you post an excerpt? "
Great idea - turns out, tho, that when I paste the sample said marks
disappear. Can I attach a Word document on this list???

snip"Nothing but calm on my end"
Good

snip"There is no such thing as a "backspace character".
Well, OK, but I got pages of them

BTW, I find none of these characters in my Word symbols library.

Stark reality is starting to set in :-).

Dave


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
That's a completely different question. Greg Maxey has something that may
help.

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Clean_Up_Text.htm

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Dave" wrote in message
...
Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key.
Shall we start over.

I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in,
unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is
a problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My
duty is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc.,
etc.

When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line
ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really
ugly.

I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up.

Dave


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and
not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message
...
Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know;
probably not.
There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I
can't say how it
actually works.

The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics,
together with line
feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these
characters and it was
fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down.

rs


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character".
:
: --
:
: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
:
:
:
:
: "Dave" wrote in message
: ...
: How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I
don't see
: how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot.
:
: Thx
:
: Dave
:
:
:

Are you sure these aren't just ordinary line breaks? You can find those with
^l (lowercase L). See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CleanWebText.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Dave" wrote in message
...
Let's all remain calm everybody, the OP forgot to mention something key.
Shall we start over.

I am the lucky recipient of a very lengthy report contained in,
unfortunately not attached to, an email message (if you think this OP is a
problem you should be so lucky as to be working with the sender). My duty
is to edit this doc extensively, then combine it with others, etc., etc.

When you C/P from the email into Word, you get a zillion line
ending/backspace/paragraph characters, with formatting to match. Really
ugly.

I was hoping there was a way to find/replace to clean this mess up.

Dave


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
Okay. I was thinking more along the lines of a letter/number/symbol and
not a command. Perhaps the OP needs to clarify what he/she is doing.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"tcebob" handle @ gwi.net wrote in message
...
Well, actually, there is. (008) But whether Word uses it, I don't know;
probably not.
There is an overtype format for making overlines and so forth but I
can't
say how it
actually works.

The backspace used to work fine on dot matrix printers and Selectrics,
together with line
feed (without carriage return). I programmed some tables with these
characters and it was
fun to watch the printer jog back and forth, up and down.

rs


"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
news : There is no such thing as a "backspace character".
:
: --
:
: JoAnn Paules
: MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
:
:
:
:
: "Dave" wrote in message
: ...
: How can I do a Find and Replace on the backspace character?. I
don't
see
: how to get the backspace character into the 'Find What" slot.
:
: Thx
:
: Dave
:
:
: