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[pluz]

Need help with macro, please. I need to search a Word document for all instances of the TA field "^d TA" and if the field contains any alpha character (a-z) followed by a comma, I need to italicize everything to the left of the comma { TA \l Blue Shores, \1 22888, 22999) in each field code. If not, go to next instance of ^d TA.

Can someone please help the greeny?

 

[PHV]

Have you tried the macro recorder ?

Hope This Help, PH.
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[Fherrera]

Just curious, what did the ^d represent?

 

[pluz]

I need to look for a field (^d) called TA. When Word finds this field, the entire field is selected, then I need to first search the selection for any alpha character followed by a comma. If there is an alpha character followed by a comma, then I need to italicize everything inside this field, to the left of the comma(not including the comma). If no alpha+comma, do nothing and find next. Unfortunately, the macro recorder can't do this.

Example:
{ TA \l Testing, 777,998) - Italicize to left of comma
{ TA \l TestingA, 777,998) - Italicize to left of comma
{ TA \s Testing2, 777,999) - Do nothing, find next
{ TA \s Testing3, 777,999) - Do nothing, find next

Appreciate any help with this.