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Old 08-08-2012, 01:24 AM
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Hello. I was able to "write" some VBA code to change the font (highlighting) of certain words. I say that lightly...I stole it from a recorded macro, and then enhanced it based on some examples I found on the web.

Now what I need to do is when I find the text string, back up 2 lines, and insert a page break. Would also like to check for the existence of a page break before inserting a new one.

A novice at VBA, but not programming in general. Any help would be greatly appreciated.



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Hi ExpatChic,

It would be helpful ig you could post the code you're using, plus some clarification of what you mean by "back up 2 lines". Are these 2 lines part of the same paragraph, or separate paragraphs?

PS: I split your post off into a new thread, as it seems unrelated to the one you attached it to.
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Here you go:

Code:
Dim vFindText, vReplText As String
Dim vColor As String
Dim x As Integer
Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
For x = 1 To 3
  Select Case x
    Case Is = 1
      vFindText = "Cat I"
      vColor = wdRed
    Case Is = 2
      vFindText = "Cat II"
      vColor = wdYellow
    Case Is = 3
      vFindText = "Cat III"
      vColor = wdPink
  End Select
  vReplText = vFindText
  With Selection.Find
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindContinue
    .MatchWholeWord = True
    .MatchWildcards = False
    .MatchSoundsLike = False
    .MatchAllWordForms = False
    .Format = True
    .MatchCase = False
    .Text = vFindText
    .Replacement.Text = vReplText
    .Replacement.Highlight = True
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
    .Font.Color = vColor
  End With
Next x
Now the text is something like this:

blah blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah
one or more blank lines
Heading
Cat I (or II or III)
blah
blah
blah

This scenario repeats throughout a 600+ page document. I would like to insert a page break before each Heading...I.e. go back 2 lines. But, I would also like to check for the existence of a page break before adding another one.

I tried various forms of Do...Loop, but I got myself into an endless loop. :-)

Thank you for your help.

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Hi ExpatChic,

If you want a page break before all Heading1 paragraphs, simply change the Heading1 Style to include the 'page break before' attribute. No code required.
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ok, but it's not really a HEADING in the Word sense of the word (no pun); it's simply words that denote the start of a new Cat I/II/III "section". (Not a word section either; just more words).

blah blah blah
blah blah blah

New Category
Cat I/II/III
blah blah blah
blah blah blah

New Category
Cat I/II/III
blah blah blah
blah blah blah

But regardless of that, how would you set up code to do this? I'm trying to learn VBA, too!

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Hi ExpatChic,

Try the following. I had to make some changes to your code, as it wasn't working.
Code:
Sub Demo()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim vFindText As String, vColor As String, x As Long
With ActiveDocument.Range.Find
  .ClearFormatting
  .Replacement.ClearFormatting
  .Forward = True
  .Wrap = wdFindContinue
  .Format = False
  .MatchWildcards = True
  'Insert Page breaks before the paragraphs preceding the 'Cat #' paragraphs
  .Text = "[!^13]{1,}^13Cat I"
  .Replacement.Text = "^m^&"
  .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
  'Delete any duplicate page breaks
  .Text = "[^m]{2,}"
  .Replacement.Text = "^m"
  .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
  'Highlight the 'Cat #' paragraphs
  .Replacement.Text = "^&"
  .Replacement.Highlight = True
  For x = 1 To 3
    Select Case x
      Case Is = 1
        vFindText = "Cat I^13"
        vColor = wdRed
      Case Is = 2
        vFindText = "Cat II^13"
        vColor = wdYellow
      Case Is = 3
        vFindText = "Cat III^13"
        vColor = wdPink
    End Select
    Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex = vColor
    .Text = vFindText
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
  Next x
  Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex = wdNoHighlight
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
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