Replacing paragraph formatting before column break also changes the next paragraph after the break

macropod · #2 09-21-2015, 09:39 PM

You would need to use a macro for that, as it appears the column break is attached to the paragraph following it. Such a macro might be coded as:

Code:

Sub Demo()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With ActiveDocument.Range
  With .Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .Text = "^p^n"
    .Replacement.Text = ""
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindStop
    .Format = False
    .MatchCase = False
    .MatchWholeWord = False
    .MatchWildcards = False
    .MatchSoundsLike = False
    .MatchAllWordForms = False
    .Execute
  End With
  Do While .Find.Found
    .Paragraphs.First.Style = "My Style"
    If .End = ActiveDocument.Range.End Then Exit Sub
    .Collapse wdCollapseEnd
    .Find.Execute
  Loop
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

For PC macro installation & usage instructions, see: http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm.

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