Try:
Code:
Sub HiLightGender()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim StrFnd As String, i As Long
With ActiveDocument.Range.Find
.ClearFormatting
With .Replacement
.ClearFormatting
.Text = "^&"
.Highlight = True
End With
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = True
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = True
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = True
Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex = wdTurquoise
StrFnd = "boy,man,male,gentleman,his,he,guy"
For i = 0 To UBound(Split(StrFnd, ","))
.Text = Split(StrFnd, ",")(i)
.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
Next
Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex = wdPink
StrFnd = "girl,woman,female,lady,her,she,gal"
For i = 0 To UBound(Split(StrFnd, ","))
.Text = Split(StrFnd, ",")(i)
.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
Next
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
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