WD97: Macro to Find Selected Special Characters Based on Unicode Value

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NOTE: You must select the character before you run this macro. If you name this macro EditFind, it will run when you click Find on the Edit menu.

   Sub EditFindSpecial()
      Dim strText As String

      ' If the length of the selection is 1 character,
      ' then get Unicode value of selection.  Otherwise,
      ' leave variable set to null value.
      If Len(Selection.Text) = 1 Then
         strText = "^u" & AscW(Selection.Text)
      End If

      Selection.Collapse
      On Error Resume Next

      ' Show Edit Find dialog.
      With Dialogs(wdDialogEditFind)
         .Find = strText
         .Format = False
         .Show
      End With
   End Sub
				

You can assign this macro to a menu or toolbar. For more information about adding a command to a menu, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Word Help, type the following text and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add a command or other item to a menu" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

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