Find.Forward Property

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True if the find operation searches forward through the document. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.Forward

expression   A variable that represents a Find object.

Remarks

False causes a Word find operation to search backward through the document.

Example

This example replaces the next occurrence of the word "hi" in the selection with "hello."

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With Selection.Find
    .Forward = True
    .Text = "hi"
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.Text = "hello"
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceOne
End With

The following example searches backward through the document for the word "Microsoft." If the word is found, it is automatically selected.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart
With Selection.Find
    .Forward = False
    .ClearFormatting
    .MatchWholeWord = True
    .MatchCase = False
    .Wrap = wdFindContinue
    .Execute FindText:="Microsoft"
End With

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