Find & Replace

[jay]

I’m using Windows XP and Word 2003. Word has a Find and Replace feature.
How do I implement this to find all sequences of letters, symbols, and
numbers between a specific word ,“Startâ€, to the end of the line so that it
can be replaced with a new set of letters, numbers and symbols.

Example:
Start <Appendix 12A>

 

[Helmut Weber]

Hi Jay,

lines or paragraphs?

Paragraphs look like

Start <Appendix 12A>¶

At least most often they do.

 

[Graham Mayor]

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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[jay]

Paragraphs

 

[Helmut Weber]

Hi Jay,

there are people around who are more expert than me.
However, the following may be sufficent.

Dim rDcm As Range
Set rDcm = ActiveDocument.Range
With rDcm.Find
.Text = "(Start )\<*\>^13"
.MatchWildcards = True
.Replacement.Text = "\1new value^p"
.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End With