The find option

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Alan

I was wondering if it's possible to search for multiple words when using the
find feature. For example if I have a documet open and want to search for
multiple words that are not necessarily connected. I tried using OR but that
didn't work. I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question.
 
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Herb Tyson [MVP]

Assuming you're talking about Word, no, OR and AND operators aren't
supported. You would need to write a VBA macro to do it.
 
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Alan

Thanks Herb.This sounds like the perfect oppertunity for me to learn how to
write VBA macros. Do you have any recomendations on where I should look to
compile the necessary skills to accomplish this task?
 
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Herb Tyson [MVP]

You can learn an awful lot simply by recording macros and then looking at
them to see how commands are translated into VBA. That's where I would
start. You might check in over on the microsoft.public.word.vba.beginners
newsgroup, as well. I'm sure someone over there would have some good
recommendations about useful books as well as online resources. Good luck!
 
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