[Word] Find Wildcard question

[Phil Rabichow]

Hi Ron:
As far as I recall (going back to Word 95 & the one before that), it's 
always been {n,m}.  Using the minus sign between brackets [a-d] will 
find a,b,c,d & [2-5] finds numbers from 2 to 5.

Hope this helps,
Phil
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Ron Solecki wrote:
> I was working through my notes on "advanced" find.  I came across 
> something that appears to be wrong.  I just want to confirm.
>
> One spot says {n,m} is wildcard to indicate finding between n and m 
> occurrences.  When I try, it works fine in Word 2003.  In another spot 
> I have a note saying that {n-m} defines between n and m occurrences.  
> But when I try it in the find dialog I get error "Find What text 
> contains a Pattern Match expression is not valid".  That is clear 
> enough, Word is saying "don't do that!" 
>
> What I'm wondering is if this command has ever worked in earlier 
> versions?
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