haha, im sorry (please forgive my noobity)
This is essentially what i want....
Code:
Sub Demo()
'
' demo Macro
'
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With ActiveDocument.range
With .find
.ClearFormatting
.Replacement.ClearFormatting
.Text = "["i" & ChrW(720), ChrW(618), ChrW(650), u, e, i, ChrW(601), ChrW(601) & ChrW(720), ChrW(604) & ChrW(720), ChrW(596) & ChrW(720), ChrW(596), æ, ChrW(652), ChrW(593) & ChrW(720), ChrW(618) & ChrW(601), "e" & ChrW(618), ChrW(650) & "e", ChrW(596) & ChrW(618), ChrW(601) & ChrW(650), "o" & ChrW(650), "e" & ChrW(601), "a" & ChrW(618), "a" & ChrW(650)]" & ChrW(9700) & "[p, b, t, d, "t" & ChrW(643), "d" & ChrW(658), k, g, f, v, ChrW(952), ð, s, z, ChrW(643), ChrW(658), m, n, ChrW(331), h, l, r, w, j]*>"
.Replacement.Text = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
.Format = False
.MatchWildcards = True
.Execute
End With
Do While .find.Found
.Borders.Enable = True
.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
.find.Execute
Loop
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
*but it doesnt work
and, i do want "vowel" & ChrW(9700) & "consonant" boxed, but then the box continues to box off the rest of the word, it doesnt just stop at the consonant?!
(sorry and thank you)