Replacing items

[silverback]

I want to replace a specified item with '2^nd' throughout the document.
I'm using Ctrl + H but try as I might, I can't get it to insert the superscript 'nd'; it just inserts 2nd, like this.
Can I force it to insert superscript, please?
Silverback

[StuartR]

I can get it to format the entire string as superscript, by using the Format ... Font ... option in the replace dialog. I don't think you can apply formatting to just some characters in the replacement string without using VBA to do the replacements.

[HansV]

Stuart is correct (of course)

[silverback]

Thanks, people.
Silverback

[Rebel]

I'm using an older version of Word, but in the AutoCorrect options, one of the options is to replace "ordinals (1st) with superscript". If this option was set, then you wouldn't have to replace anything - it's replaced as you type. Would this help?
Edited to add: On second thought, this would have to be done while typing the original document.

[HansV]

You can add the AutoFormat or AutoFormat Now button to the Quick Access Toolbar (the command can be found in the Commands Not in the Ribbon category). Clicking the button will apply all AutoFormat rules to the document. That might, of course, do more than you want.

[Jay Freedman]

The simplest method is to type the 2^nd in the document and copy or cut it to the clipboard. Then enter the expression ^c in the Replace With box of the Replace dialog; that's the code for "clipboard contents". This works for a number of difficult replacements, such as inserting an entire field, or any text that contains two or more different formats.

[silverback]

Wow. Jay, that is SO useful. Works perfectly, of course.
I am sure lots of loungers will find that very helpful
I am VERY grateful.
Silverback

[ChrisGreaves]

... Then enter the expression ^c in the Replace With box of the Replace dialog; that's the code for "clipboard contents". ...

[StuartR]

That's a new one for me. Thank you

[Rebel]

Excellent! Thanks Jay.

[Jay Freedman]

The ^c isn't the only useful code that's hard to find in documentation. There's a nice table of them in https://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm under the heading "Control Codes that may be used with the search/replace tool". Despite the article title that mentions wildcards, many of these codes work in non-wildcard replacements.