WD98: Sample Macro That Uses a Loop to Find Text

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SUMMARY

The following sample macros can be used to search for the occurrence of text in a Microsoft Word document.

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Sample Macro


Sub EditFindLoopExample()
 'This example inserts "Tip: " at the beginning of
 ' every paragraph formatted with the Heading 3 style.
     With ActiveDocument.Content.Find
         .ClearFormatting
         .Style = wdStyleHeading3
         'The Do...Loop statement repeats a series of
         ' actions each time this style is found.
         Do While .Execute(Forward:=True, Format:=True) = True
                 With .Parent
                     'If the found text is the last
                     ' paragraph in the document...
                     If .End = ActiveDocument.Content.End Then
                         .StartOf Unit:=wdParagraph, Extend:=wdMove
                         .InsertAfter "Tip: "
                         Exit Do
                     'If the found text is *not* the last
                     ' paragraph in the document...
                     Else
                         .StartOf Unit:=wdParagraph, Extend:=wdMove
                         .InsertAfter "Tip: "
                         .Move Unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=1
                     End If
                 End With
         'Goes back to the beginning of the Do...Loop statement.
         Loop
     End With
 End Sub

For more information about searching for text in Word documents, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type find, click Search, and then click to view "Find Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176476 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176476/EN-US/ ) OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

181058 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/181058/EN-US/ ) OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/163435/EN-US/ ) VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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kbhowto kbmacroexample KB183643

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