在Microsoft Word 2016中使用正则表达式调整时间码

Got it, let's walk through exactly how to fix those misformatted timecodes in Word 2016—no Python or external tools needed. Here's your step-by-step guide:

• Open your transcription document in Word 2016.
• Launch the Find and Replace dialog: Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H, or navigate to the Home tab and click the Replace button.
• Enable wildcard support: Click the More button at the bottom of the dialog, then check the box labeled Use wildcards. This is critical—without it, the pattern won't work as expected.
• Enter your search pattern: In the Find what field, type : ##] (make sure to include the space after the colon, matching your original timecode format).
• Enter your replacement pattern: In the Replace with field, type . ##] (we're just swapping the colon for a dot, keeping the rest of the structure intact).
• Run the replacement: Click Replace All, and Word will instantly update every matching timecode from [##:##:## : ##] to [##:##:##.##].

Quick note: If you run into cases where the space after the colon is inconsistent (sometimes present, sometimes not), you can tweak the wildcard pattern to handle both scenarios. Use :([ ]?)##] for the search, and .\\1##] for the replacement—this will preserve whatever spacing (if any) was there originally while swapping the colon for a dot.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Michael Baker