Hi George
When you type in web site addresses into Word they automatically convert to hyperlinks so this should not be an issue for you.

As for searching for specific text and making that text BOLD you can do this with a simple search and replace.



Hope I have understood you correctly. If not then come back to the forum with more detail/example.

Tony

Hi Tony,

Thanks for your reply. I don't think I explained things clearly first time around, sorry about that.

I'm copying a list of information from a column in excel into Word. Once I have the list of information in Word I want to format the text. However, the list will usually be fairly large - 50 to 100 or so different items. The text that I want bolded will also be different for most of the items so a search and replace would take too long. (Basically, I want everything left of the "-" bolded)

For example:

Original Version: SHAW / CBI - FT (Lex): "CB&I/Shaw: building a powerhouse" http://on.ft.com/Q7y48X

Formatted Version: SHAW / CBI - FT (Lex): "CB&I/Shaw: building a powerhouse" http://on.ft.com/Q7y48X

Original version: YHOO / Third Point - NYT (DealBook): "Levinsohn Confirms That He’s Leaving Yahoo" http://nyti.ms/LZTu7u

Formatted Version: YHOO / Third Point - NYT (DealBook): "Levinsohn Confirms That He’s Leaving Yahoo" http://nyti.ms/LZTu7u

Also, it is not formatted in Excel, so I can't do a paste special for the desired format in Word.

One last thing, when I paste the information into Word I can only get the website to show up as a link if I go back to each line and press the Enter key after the link. Is there another way to do this?

Thanks again for the help!

George

Yes, what OTPM said is correct. It may be simplest to do Find and Replace for the AAA/BBB string and Word does convert urls into hyperlinks automatically unless you have unchecked this feature in the Word options.

To create a macro, we should be able to identify a logic which will suit your needs. If you upload a page or two of your text, then others will be better able to understand your exact problem and suggest the best solution.