Sub formatting()

  Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
  Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
  Selection.Find.Replacement.Font.Italic = True
  With Selection.Find
    .Text = "et al"
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindContinue
    .MatchCase = True
    .MatchWholeWord = False
    .MatchWildcards = False
    .MatchSoundsLike = False
    .MatchAllWordForms = False
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
    .Text = "Apple"
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
  End With
End Sub