I convert ebooks into text so I can convert them with text to speech software so I can listen to them. I want to create a macro so I can search for footnote numbers in order. First I want to search for 1 then 2 then 3 so I can delete them. I would need to find a number and if it is the correct number I want to delete it, if not I need to search for the next occurrence of the same number and delete it if it is the correct one. If I delete the number then it should increment the number and search again.

These footnotes are just text numbers, they are not actual Microsoft Word footnotes. They also are not superscript or subscript.