Regexp in Microsoft Word

For anyone (especially those with low tech expertise or in corporate environments with stubborn IT departments) who needs to do some low-level regexp…why not try out Microsoft Word?

Here are some helpful tips on how to add regular expressions (i.e. pattern matching) to your searches in Microsoft Word. It certainly improves on Ctrl+F, eh?

http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/help/add-power-to-word-searches-with-regular-expressions-HA001087305.aspx“