Hi all and thanks for the help.
Bob that's great, just what I was looking for and it works well for what I want to do.
For those like myself who have a lot to learn about the Find & Replace function (plus many other things) and like to understand how/why something works before pressing the button I stumbled upon the following site
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm after receiving Bob's advice. The site contains a reasonably easy to understand explanation of the theory behind using wildcards which I find handy as a reference.
Regards & Thanks again
Kevin