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I need to remove all the red text below with ‘Find and Replace’, but keep all green text. Input 1:23 Keep this line 1. 4:56 Keep this line 2. Snag Inputting ^#:^#^# removed the red text, b...
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microsoft-word
#3: Question closed
by
samcarter
·
2022-05-24T15:49:06Z (over 2 years ago)
#2: Post edited
by
TextKit
·
2022-05-22T23:52:50Z (over 2 years ago)
- I need to remove all the red text below with ‘Find and Replace’, but keep all green text.
## SnagInputting `^#:^#^#` removed the red text, but not `([0-9]):([0-9])([0-9])`. Why?- ## Input
- 1:23
- Keep this line 1.
- 4:56
- Keep this line 2.
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- I need to remove all the red text below with ‘Find and Replace’, but keep all green text.
- ## Input
- 1:23
- Keep this line 1.
- 4:56
- Keep this line 2.
- 
- ## Snag
- Inputting `^#:^#^#` removed the red text, but not [`([0-9]):([0-9])([0-9])`](https://cybertext.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/word-wildcard-find-and-replace-for-numbers-inside-parentheses/). Why?
- [This website](https://techwelkin.com/ms-word-how-to-find-and-replace-numbers-digits-numerals) recommends ([0-9]). See their screenshot below.
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#1: Initial revision
by
TextKit
·
2022-05-22T23:39:02Z (over 2 years ago)
In Word's Find and Replace, when to use # vs. (0, 9)?
I need to remove all the red text below with ‘Find and Replace’, but keep all green text. ## Snag Inputting `^#:^#^#` removed the red text, but not `([0-9]):([0-9])([0-9])`. Why? ## Input 1:23 Keep this line 1. 4:56 Keep this line 2. 