Since the document is for use with a mailmerge, I can't see the point of running a macro when the highlighting can be done during the merge itself; the macro would have to be run on the output document after the merge has been executed, thus adding an extra step to the process.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Thanks for giving me so much input!

I shall try to figure it out now!