Reversing a String

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 24, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, Word in Microsoft 365, and 2021

VBA includes some very powerful commands and functions for manipulating strings. One such function allows you to easily reverse the contents of a string: the StrReverse function. All you need to do is to pass it a string value, and it returns the reversed version of the string:

Dim MyString As String
Dim BackString As String

MyString = "ABCD1234"
BackString = StrReverse(MyString)

When the code snippet is through executing, the value of the BackString variable is set to 4321DCBA, which is the reverse of the original value of the MyString variable.

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Allen Wyatt

With more than 50 non-fiction books and numerous magazine articles to his credit, Allen Wyatt is an internationally recognized author. He is president of Sharon Parq Associates, a computer and publishing services company. Learn more about Allen...

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