Okay I'm filtering through content and I'm copying down lists, So when I copy and paste I get. Name # % X XX Name # % X XX Name # % X XX Name # % X XX etc. However to speed up the process I only need the name, how do I remove the # % X XX (thats just and example) so I only get a list of names? I hope this makes sense, and is their a program to do it? Like I could use the replace tool except the data is different in every field so It would still be faster to manually remove it.
What you need is a text editor that supports RegEx search and replace. I use (and love) NoteTab Light. It allows you to search by patterns instead of exact strings. Very useful. You need to know a little bit about how regular expressions (RegEx) work, but it's not that hard to learn, and very powerful once you do. -Michael
Okay new problem, this is driving me nuts argh. Okay so I have now a huge list of names, however each is on it's own line and I need them all to be single spaced between each other. Any ideas?
get a text editor that lets you record keystrokes (editplus)... ex for above find #, then press shift end to highlight # until end of line, then delete... repeat the steps as necessary
You need to replace the ends of the lines with spaces? So this: test1 test2 test3 becomes: test1 test2 test3? If so, and if you are using NoteTab Light, use the normal search and replace, and replace the new lines using the ^P (which means paragraph) symbol. So find: ^P and replace them all with a space. -Michael
LOL I eventually, not willing to accept defeat, manually pressed (home), which brought me to the beginning of the line and then backspace, over 450 times. Ugh. Thank you for the tips, I'll keep it in mind for next time, lol