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Find and replace specific formatting in Word 2003
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.. post:: 10, Nov, 2005
   :category: Microsoft Office
   :author: me
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      In `Microsoft Word <http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/>`__
      2003, you can replace text as in other programs. However, you can
      replace line breaks, graphics, and special formats as well. For
      example, to seperact and to add a serial number before every
      sentence, you can replace sentence-ending punctuations, such as
      periods and question marks, to the same punctuations plus a line
      break, click the numbering toolbar button, and make some minor
      manual changes for misreplacement.

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      Steps to numberize sentences:

   #. Add a empty line to the end of the document by pressing **Enter**
   #. Select the last line.
   #. On the **Edit** menu, click **Copy**.
   #. On the **Edit** menu, click **Replace**.
   #. If you don't see the **Format** button, click **More**.
   #. In the **Find what** box, enter a period.
   #. In the **Replace With** box, type a period.
   #. In the **Replace With** box, type "**^C**", or Click **Special**,
      and select
      `Clipboard <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipboard_%28software%29>`__
      **Contents**
   #. Click **Replace All**
   #. Repeat step 6-9 for every other punctuation.
   #. Repeat step 6-9 for each common misreplacement, such as Dr. or
      `URL <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Locator>`__.
      Use **^C** instead of a line break in finding and replacing.
   #. click the **numbering** toolbar button on the **Formating**
      toolbar.
   #. Make manually correction for other misreplacements.

   Reference:
   http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HP051894331033.aspx