Search and Replace Font Color

Anonymous
2016-05-22T16:52:13+00:00

Is there a simple macro that will search for any text in a document that is underlined and font color (say green) and replace it with no underlining and change font to Auto?    The search and replace function does not seem to have this capability.

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  1. HansV 462.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-05-22T19:16:05+00:00

    Press Ctrl+H to activate the Replace dialog.

    Click 'More >>'

    Click in the 'Find what' box. Leave it empty, but click the Format dropdown.

    Select Font...

    Select the font color and underline style that you want to search for, then click OK.

    Click in the 'Replace with' box. Leave it empty, and select Format > Font...

    Select Automatic as font color and (none) as underline style, then click OK.

    Click 'Replace All'.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-05-23T12:06:49+00:00

    I had done that and it didn't work.  I was working from home and just tried it at work and now it works.  Don't know why it would not work when I was on a remote connection.  Odd!

    Thanks for your reply!

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