> Hi Craig
>
> I share your frustration! Your post has prompted me to finish off some notes
> I started a while ago. The code on this page may alleviate the frustration:
>
> How to get Word to automatically fill the Edit > Find and Edit > Replace
> boxes with the selected text
>
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/defaulteditfind/>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
>
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word>
>
> "Craig" <Craig[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F7C62221-82B3-49DE-BECC-B30DCEDD13C6[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> Hi John,
>> {Groan} Thanks for a very complete answer to my question. Not the answer
>> I
>> wanted to hear, of course, but at least I know where I stand now. My VBA
>> skills are nowhere near what is needed to code for this, so you don't need
>> to
>> send me the macro - thanks for offering, though.
>>
>> Thanks much,
>> Craig
>>
>> ======================================
>> "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macinto" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Craig:
>>>
>>> {Chortle} You can't make that one stop! You're being hit by a kludge to
>>> a
>>> work-around caused by the fact that someone complained that when they
>>> copy/pasted, they *didn't* get the numbers.
>>>
>>> When you copy, Word sets a hidden bookmark to define the range you
>>> selected,
>>> since it doesn't yet know what format you will paste in. When you paste,
>>> Word identifies the format of the destination, calls the text converter
>>> appropriate to the destination format, and hands it the reference from
>>> the
>>> clipboard. The clipboard reference resolves to a text range. Word then
>>> inspects the outer container to see if there was a list format: if there
>>> was, it retrieves that too, converts the whole string and injects it at
>>> the
>>> destination.
>>>
>>> The macro to defeat this behaviour is extremely complex! Which means
>>> there
>>> will always be instances where it "doesn't work".
>>>
>>> If you have strong VBA skills, let me know and I will send you a
>>> foundation
>>> macro that you can play with to get it doing what you want. If you don't
>>> understand VBA string processing, forget it: it will take you too long
>>> fiddling around to be worth it.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> On 23/7/06 8:09 AM, in article
>>> 63A9D1B2-A0BA-457E-BF57-25ED7C82D3BF[ at ]microsoft.com, "Craig"
>>> <Craig[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> When I select text from any kind of numbered list and paste it into
>>>> either
>>>> the "find what" or "replace with" fiields, it brings the numbering
>>>> along with
>>>> it; this is happening with "bulleted", "numbered", and "outline
>>>> numberd"
>>>> lists. This behavior only occurs when the very first character in the
>>>> line
>>>> (after the numbering) is included in the copy; inclusion of the
>>>> paragraph
>>>> mark at the end of the line makes no difference one way or the other -
>>>> only
>>>> the inclusion of the first character in the line triggers this
>>>> behavior.
>>>>
>>>> I use outline-numbered lists extensively in my work, and I have to find
>>>> and
>>>> replace phrases, etc., many times a day. This behavior requires to me
>>>> to
>>>> always delete the numbering portion of the text (in the find/replace
>>>> dialog)
>>>> before continuing with my task. It's driving me absolutely wild!
>>>>
>>>> Please, please ... how do I make it stop?
>>>>
>>>> Craig [ at ] Hewlett-Packard
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not
>>> email
>>> me unless I ask you to.
>>>
>>> John McGhie <john[ at ]mcghie.name>
>>> Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
>>> Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410
>>>
>>>
>
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