Hello again; hope you don't mind this added request. Elmer, I need help. What's missing in your instructions is detail. Many ideas were suggested which I'm sure all work, but for me, your idea is the best of what was submitted (Linda and Leo agree). But you are assuming I know more than I know. What I need is a step by step plan on what to do. I don't know anything more challenging than explaining technical material in email. I�ll repeat the problem:
I'm using MSWord 2000 and I have a list, let's say four lines in the list (actually a lot more). Note that for the example below, I'm using an even number since someone mentioned tables and an even number in tables looks best. What each line consists of is a text, space, three dots, space, URL ... A short version would look like this (these are not the actual URL's): This is Chrysler � http://www.chrysler.com/ This is Ford ... http://www.ford.com/ This is General Motors ... http://www.gm.com This is IBM ... http://www.ibm.com And what I want to so is (withOUT working on any individual line, dragging, etc.) switch the text with the URL so the list would look like this: http://www.chrysler.com/ � This is Chrysler http://www.ford.com/ � This is Ford http://www.gm.com � This is General Motors http://www.ibm.com � This is IBM Among other techniques, I'm told that the Find/Replace feature in MSWord (with the accompanying More/Special tabs) can be used to do the job. I won't confuse the word, �tabs� that I just used with the �Tab Character� in the Special column. I know this Tab Character, indicated by a ^t (shift-6 followed by a t), as you explained below, will come into play in the instructions. Now this is what you wrote: "Use Find & Replace to change all of the ... to tabs Convert the text to a two-column table using the tab-delimited option Swap the positions of the columns Convert the table back to tab delimited text Use Find & Replace to change all of the tabs to ... When you are in the replace window a tab is indicated by a ^t (shift-6 followed by a t) this character pair is used because the software will not allow permit you to enter a tab (or a carriage return) as part of a string. Click on the "More" button on the Replace dialog box, then the "Special" pull-down menu for a list of the other characters that you have to do this with. You don't want to use the one under the Format Tabs because this one is for changing the format not replacing the characters.� That first paragraph of yours threw me. Now starting with the four original lines, I'm sure you, or some other MSWord expert, can explain the tabs and tables step by step (which is the way I explain things to my daughters; for which they hate me because I'm so pedantic). Not what should I do about my daughters but what should I do to reverse the above list ;-) An aside to all � it wasn't easy bringing up kids starting in the 60�s, and I'm sure it's much more difficult today, and with this information explosion (and the internet with all it's temptations), it's well nigh impossible. But that's another newsletter; I won't go into that � Harold in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
