Sub ScratchMacro()
'A basic Word macro coded by Greg Maxey, http://gregmaxey.com/word_tips.html, 5/9/2018
Dim oRng As Word.Range
  Set oRng = ActiveDocument.Range
  With oRng.Find
    .Text = "  "
    .Replacement.Text = "***"
    .MatchWildcards = True
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
  End With
  Set oRng = ActiveDocument.Range
  With oRng.Find
    .Text = "(*) (*)"
    .Replacement.Text = "\1\2"
    .MatchWildcards = True
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
  End With
  Set oRng = ActiveDocument.Range
  With oRng.Find
    .Text = "***"
    .Replacement.Text = " "
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
  End With
lbl_Exit:
  Exit Sub
End Sub