MS Word 2010 Find/Replace Wildcards

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I have a long list of name with addresses and phone numbers in this format ....

Barn Jeffery 123 Sunny Ln. Pulaski ,315-555-5555

Sarah 456 Bull Blvd. Memphis ,256-555-5555

Tara C. 7894 Pringle St. Clw. ,813-555-5555

Barnes Mathew 5821 Melody Ln. Tmp ,562-555-5555

Matthew 23B 189th St. Brooklyn ,718-555-5555

Castor Abby B. 7459 71st St. Stn ,210-555-5555

Karen 120 Tabby Trl. Seattle ,965-555-5555

Nick K. 4141 Fulton Ave. Missouri ,478-555-5555

What is the Find and Replace formula to add a comma before all the first names and/or a comma after all the last names?

Peter Maxwell · Answer 1 · 2011-07-06 22:04:18Z

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I would venture to say that there is no formula for something like that. There is no consistency and therefore no solution.

answered Jul 6 '11 at 22:04

	Isn't their a formula to at least add a comma before the first names? I've done it before and completely forgot how...Thx for taking the time to answer my question. – Stacey Y. Jul 6 '11 at 22:33
	No, not to my knowledge. I'm sorry. – Peter Maxwell Jul 6 '11 at 23:44

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surfasb · Answer 2 · 2011-07-06 23:34:15Z

Word takes accepts regular expressions in it's Find and Replace. There is a chart in here.

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