Replace Method

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TextRange object: Finds specific text in a text range, replaces the found text with a specified string, and returns a TextRange object that represents the first occurrence of the found text. Returns Nothing if no match is found.

Fonts collection: Replaces a font in the Fonts collection.

Syntax 1

expression.Replace(FindWhat, ReplaceWhat, After, MatchCase, WholeWords)

Syntax 2

expression.Replace(Original, Replacement)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a TextRange object (Syntax 1) or a Fonts collection (Syntax 2).

FindWhat   Required String. The text to search for.

ReplaceWhat   Required String. The text you want to replace the found text with.

After   Optional Long. The position of the character (in the specified text range) after which you want to search for the next occurrence of FindWhat. For example, if you want to search from the fifth character of the text range, specify 4 for After. If this argument is omitted, the first character of the text range is used as the starting point for the search.

MatchCase   Optional Long. True to have the search distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters. The default value is False.

WholeWords   Optional Long. True to have the search find only whole words, and not parts of larger words. The default value is False.

Original   Required String. The name of the font to replace.

Replacement   Required String. The the name of the replacement font.