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Replace hyphen in number ranges in Word with en dash
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  1. Ctrl+H to launch Find and Replace dialog.
  2. Check "Use wildcards".
  3. Type <([0-9]@)-([0-9]@)> in the "Find what:" box. This pattern represents a search for whole words that have one number, a hyphen, and another number.
  4. Type \1^=\2 in the "Replace with:" box. This maintains the numbers found in the find, while substituting the hyphen with an en dash.
  5. Click the "Find Next" button to step through each instance and replace. I do not recommend using Replace All.
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