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macropod · 08-13-2015, 05:25 PM

You could do that with a macro like:

Code:

Sub Demo()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With ActiveDocument.Range
  With .Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .Text = "<[0-9]{1,2} [JFMASONDanuryebchpilgstmov]{3,9} [12][0-9]{3}>"
    .Replacement.Text = ""
    .Forward = True 
    .Format = False
    .Wrap = wdFindStop
    .MatchWildcards = True
    .Execute
  End With
  Do While .Find.Found = True
    If .Characters.First.Information(wdActiveEndAdjustedPageNumber) _
      <> .Characters.Last.Information(wdActiveEndAdjustedPageNumber) Then
      .HighlightColorIndex = wdBrightGreen
    End If
    .Collapse wdCollapseEnd
    .Find.Execute
  Loop
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

but I'd have to question why you're doing this. If the aim is to ensure the dates are not split across page boundaries, you could use a macro like:

Code:

Sub Demo()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With ActiveDocument.Range.Find
  .ClearFormatting
  .Replacement.ClearFormatting
  .Text = "<([0-9]{1,2}) ([JFMASONDanuryebchpilgstmov]{3,9}) ([12][0-9]{3})>"
  .Replacement.Text = "\1^s\2^s\3"
  .Forward = True
  .Format = False
  .Wrap = wdFindContinue
  .MatchWildcards = True
  .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

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