Works: How to Ignore Single Spaces When Replacing with a Tab (124248)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Works 2.0
  • Microsoft Works 3.0
  • Microsoft Works 4.5
  • Microsoft Works 4.5a
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0
  • Microsoft Works for Windows 95, version 4.0 4.0a
This article was previously published under Q124248

SUMMARY

In a Works document, to replace two or more spaces with a tab without affecting single spaces, do the following:

  1. In Works versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.5, and 4.5a, on the Edit menu, click Replace.

    In Works version 2.0, on the Select menu, click Replace.
  2. In the Find What box, press the SPACEBAR, and then type the following

    ^W

    which is the special character code for White space.
  3. In the Replace With box, type the following

    ^T

    which is the special character code for the tab mark.

    NOTE: In Works, version 4.0, you can click the button with the tab symbol rather than typing ^T.
  4. Click Replace All, and then click Close (In Works 2.0, click OK).
All occurrences of multiple spaces in the document should now be replaced with tabs. By highlighting text before using the Replace command, you can replace spaces in only a portion of the document.

MORE INFORMATION

When you replace special characters, if you type ^W in the Find What box and ^T in the Replace With box, a tab replaces all white spaces, including single spaces. However, if you add a space before ^W, the Replace command only looks for two or more spaces before replacing them with a tab.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

76292 Works: Which Symbols to Type to Find and Replace Special Characters

"Works for Windows User's Guide," version 3.0, pages 120-123.

"Works for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 42-45.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/15/2004
Keywords:kbhowto KB124248
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