Find.ClearFormatting Method

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Removes text and paragraph formatting from the text specified in a find or replace operation.

Syntax

expression.ClearFormatting

expression   A variable that represents a Find object.

Example
This example removes formatting from the find criteria before searching through the selection. If the word "Hello" with bold formatting is found, the entire paragraph is selected and copied to the Clipboard.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub ClrFmtgFind()
    With Selection.Find
        .ClearFormatting
        .Font.Bold = True
        .Execute FindText:="Hello", Format:=True, Forward:=True
        If .Found = True Then
            .Parent.Expand Unit:=wdParagraph
            .Parent.Copy
        End If
    End With
End Sub

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