Find and Replace with Regex in Microsoft Word 2013

Search for \<i\>(*{1,})\</i\> and replace with \1. Don't forget to check Use wildcard.

There is a reference table for Word's "regular expressions" here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/word-help/find-and-replace-text-by-using-regular-expressions-advanced-HA102350661.aspx

• < and > are special characters that need to be escaped
• * means any character
• {1,} means one or more times

To search for a character that's defined as a wildcard, place a backslash (\) before that character. The * itself matches any string of characters, so use the range quantifier to match (1 or more times)

Find: \<i\>(*{1,})\</i\>
Replace: \1