WD97: Sample Macro That Uses a Loop to Find Text

ID: Q170725

The information in this article applies to:

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

For more information about searching 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:

Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

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

Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

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

Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto