MatchWholeWord Property

Applies To

Find object.

Description

True if the find operation locates only entire words and not text that's part of a larger word. Read/write Boolean.

Note Use the Text property of the Find object or use the FindText argument with the Execute method to specify the text to be located in a document.

See Also

Execute method (Find object), MatchCase property, Text property.

Example

This example clears all formatting from the find and replace criteria before replacing the word "Inc." with "incorporated" throughout the active document.

With ActiveDocument.Content.Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .MatchWholeWord = True
    .Execute FindText:="Inc.", ReplaceWith:="incorporated", _
        Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End With