WD97: Sample Macro That Uses a Loop to Find Text

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

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

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   Sub EditFindLoopExample()
      'This example inserts "Tip: " at the beginning of every paragraph
      'formatted with the Heading 3 style in the active document.
      'The Do...Loop statement is used to repeat a series of actions each
      'time this style is found.
      With ActiveDocument.Content.Find
        .ClearFormatting
        .Style = wdStyleHeading3
        Do While .Execute(FindText:="", Forward:=True, Format:=True) = True
            With .Parent
               .StartOf Unit:=wdParagraph, Extend:=wdMove
               .InsertAfter "Tip: "
               .Move Unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=1
            End With
        Loop
      End With
   End Sub