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I didn’t want to look for another example so I just used the same source text but removed apostrophes from it. | I didn’t want to look for another example so I just used the same source text but removed apostrophes from it. | ||
[[File:PresidentsWithoutApostraphes.png|600px]] | |||
Let’s pretend that it was like that to begin with. Now there is nothing unique about the links that contain the names of US presidents. | Let’s pretend that it was like that to begin with. Now there is nothing unique about the links that contain the names of US presidents. What to do in this case? I would start by finding the dates first. | ||
[[File:PresidentsDatesFirst.png|600px]] | |||
Once dates are highlighted it is easier to visually find presidents in the text. At this point you can manually select presidents' names with a mouse and highlight them using the Control key on the keyboard. But there is an easier way. You can make the syntax around the presidents' names a bit more special than that of other links. For example, you can add an asterisk in front of the opening brackets: <code><nowiki>*[[George Washington]]</nowiki></code>. | |||
Then you can add <code><nowiki>*[[</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>]]</nowiki></code> in the small input field and click 'Select'. Now all the presidents will be selected. | |||
[[File:PresidentsAsterisks.png|600px]] | |||