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
Note:
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (11435) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Noting Table Rows Containing a Character.
Learning Made Easy! Quickly teach yourself how to format, publish, and share your content using Word 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace, building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Check out Microsoft Word 2013 Step by Step today!
When you get information in your document "just right," you may want to make sure that others cannot change it. Here's a ...
Discover MoreInsert a manual page break into the middle of a table, and you may find that subsequent pages of the table don't always ...
Discover MoreIn Excel it is easy to count how many times a certain character occurs in a column of cells. In Word, it is a bit ...
Discover MoreFREE SERVICE: Get tips like this every week in WordTips, a free productivity newsletter. Enter your address and click "Subscribe."
2018-05-06 23:51:39
Stella
Why do you define 'iCol' as 'Integer' and then not use 'iCol' anywhere in the macro?
Got a version of Word that uses the ribbon interface (Word 2007 or later)? This site is for you! If you use an earlier version of Word, visit our WordTips site focusing on the menu interface.
Visit the WordTips channel on YouTube
FREE SERVICE: Get tips like this every week in WordTips, a free productivity newsletter. Enter your address and click "Subscribe."
Copyright © 2025 Sharon Parq Associates, Inc.
Comments