Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated June 2, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Sub HilightRows() Dim TargetText1 As String Dim TargetText As String Dim oRow As Row Dim iCol As Integer 'initialize the target characters to find TargetText = "(" TargetText1 = ")" 'Make sure we're in a table If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) Then 'Clear all the old shading Selection.Tables(1).Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorWhite 'do all the rows For Each oRow In Selection.Tables(1).Rows If InStr(oRow.Range.Text, TargetText) > 0 Then _ oRow.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorYellow If InStr(oRow.Range.Text, TargetText1) > 0 Then _ oRow.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorYellow Next oRow End If End Sub
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2018-05-06 23:51:39
Stella
Why do you define 'iCol' as 'Integer' and then not use 'iCol' anywhere in the macro?
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