Regex tricks

• Unpunctuated text: ([A-z ]{1,})
• Unpunctuated text with curly brackets: ([A-z \{\}]{1,})

Paragraph wrap

Find “paragraph 9(i)(a),” and wrap with prov tag: FInd: Paragraph ([0-9\(\)][!.,; ]{1,}) Replace: Paragraph {{nycsaprov|\1}}

Search destroy

Convert a fullanat2 into an ISDA anat: /\{\{fullanat2\|isda\|([^]]*)\|2002\|[^]]*\|1992\}\}/ ==> {{isdaanat|$1}} Delete a redundant Equity Derivative Nuts: /\{\{eqderivanat\|([0-9]*.[0-9]*\([a-z]*\))}}/ /\{\{nuts\|Equity Derivatives\|[0-9]*.[0-9]*\([a-z]*\)\}\}/ ==> {{eqderivanat|$1}}

Tagging everything coloured blue

1. search and destroy

• double spaces
• Fields (ctrl-shift-F9)
• bookmarks - there's a cool macro for this:

Sub RemoveAllBookmarks()

    Dim objBookmark As bookmark

    For Each objBookmark In ActiveDocument.Bookmarks

        objBookmark.Delete

    Next

End Sub

1. . Clear out all blue dashes - replace them with xxx
2. . Clear out all blue apostrophes - replace them with yyy
3. . Clear ot all blue spaces - replace them with qqq (this won't do the ones either side of the blue phrase)

• Find: ([A-Z][a-z]{1,}) ([A-Z][a-z]{1,}) (use wildcards, font colour: blue)
• Replace: \1qqq/2

1. . Now your tags are all continuous blue strings. So brace them:

• Find: <(?{1,})> (use wildcards, font colour: blue)
• Replace: {{wikitag|\1}} (font colour blue)

Now restore spaces, apostrophes and dashes.

Mwah.

Indenting wikified autonumbering

• In a word doc, make all your numbering reveal every level (eg “13(c)(vii)(B)” with the ferocity of a US securities lawyer. you can do this in the “Define Multilevel Lists” dialogue.
• Copy your whole doc into a text-only email. It will faithfully convert all those numbers to text. You will lose the indenting. We will put it back.
• Switch on Use wildcards in the replace dialogue.

• Find: ^13([0-9]{1,}\([a-z,A-Z,0-9]{1,}\)\([a-z,A-Z,0-9]{1,}\)\([a-z,A-Z,0-9]{1,}\))
• Replace: ^13:::\1

Then

• Find: ^13([0-9]{1,}\([a-z,A-Z,0-9]{1,}\)\([a-z,A-Z,0-9]{1,}\))
• Replace: ^13::\1

Then

• Find: ^13([0-9]{1,}\([a-z,A-Z,0-9]{1,}\))
• Replace: ^13:\1

Sorted.