Say a company rebranded and changed locations. How would you handle updating all the necessary internal documents with the new company name, address, phone number, and email address? This can be a massive undertaking for any company which is why we created the Excel Find and Replace across Multiple Word Documents macro! This is an Excel macro that will Find and Replace values in Multiple Word Documents. This macro references 3 columns in Excel. In Column A are the values to Find. In the adjacent cell in column B is the value that will Replace what is found. Column C is optional allowing you an opportunity to populate the full path to any Word Documents you want to search through. If nothing is populated in the Column C this macro will loop through all of the Word Documents available in the Active Excel Workbook’s Folder Path. Once a Word Document is opened this macro will loop through every Find and Replace value placed in Column A and Column B. This Excel macro is a great way to maintain Word Documents that are routinely changing information.
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See it in Action!
Watch this video to see this macro in action.The Code
Here is the code for this macro. Make sure the following References are setup before running it: Visual Basic For Applications, Microsoft Excel 16.0 Object Library, Microsoft Word 16.0 Object Library, Microsoft Office 16.0 Object Library, OLE Automation'Leverage & Lean "Less Clicks, More Results"
Sub FindReplaceAcrossMultipleWordDocuments()
' Means variable is in use
Dim FindReplaceCounter As Integer '
Dim FolderPath As String '
Dim objWord As Object '
Dim oFile As Object '
Dim oFolder As Object '
Dim oFSO As Object '
Dim SearchDisplay As String '
Dim WordCounter As Integer '
Dim WordDocument As Object '
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Set objWord = New Word.Application
If Cells(2, 3).Value <> "" Then 'If a path to Word Documents exist
WordCounter = 2
LastRow = Cells(Rows.Count, 3).End(xlUp).Row 'Identify Last Row in Column C
Do Until WordCounter > 4 'LastRow 'Loop through any Word Documents in Column C
Set WordDocument = objWord.Documents.Open(Cells(WordCounter, 3).Value)
objWord.Visible = True
SearchDisplay = SearchDisplay & ActiveDocument.Name & " Found and Replaced the following:" & vbNewLine
FindReplaceCounter = 2
LastRow = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row 'Identify Last Row in Column A
Do Until FindReplaceCounter > LastRow 'Complete the Find and Replace for all values in Column A & B
With ActiveDocument.Content.Find
.Execute FindText:=Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 1).Value, ReplaceWith:=Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 2).Value, _
Format:=True, Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End With
SearchDisplay = SearchDisplay & Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 1).Value & " replaced " & Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 2).Value & vbNewLine
FindReplaceCounter = FindReplaceCounter + 1
Loop
SearchDisplay = SearchDisplay & "______________________________________________________" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine
ActiveDocument.Close SaveChanges:=wdSaveChanges 'Close Active Word Document
WordCounter = WordCounter + 1
Loop
ElseIf Cells(2, 3).Value = "" Then 'If NO paths to Word Documents exist
FolderPath = Left(ActiveWorkbook.FullName, Len(ActiveWorkbook.FullName) - Len(ActiveWorkbook.Name)) 'Active Workbook File Path
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oFolder = oFSO.GetFolder(FolderPath)
For Each oFile In oFolder.Files 'Loop through every File in Active Workbook's folder path
If InStr(1, oFile.Type, "Microsoft Word") <> 0 And InStr(1, oFile.Name, "~") = 0 Then 'If the File Type contains the phrase Microsoft Word and is NOT Lock File
Set WordDocument = objWord.Documents.Open(FolderPath & oFile.Name)
objWord.Visible = True
SearchDisplay = SearchDisplay & ActiveDocument.Name & " Found and Replaced the following:" & vbNewLine
FindReplaceCounter = 2
LastRow = Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row 'Identify Last Row in Column A
Do Until FindReplaceCounter > LastRow 'Complete the Find and Replace for all values in Column A & B
With ActiveDocument.Content.Find
.Execute FindText:=Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 1).Value, ReplaceWith:=Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 2).Value, _
Format:=True, Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End With
SearchDisplay = SearchDisplay & Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 1).Value & " replaced " & Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 2).Value & vbNewLine
FindReplaceCounter = FindReplaceCounter + 1
Loop
SearchDisplay = SearchDisplay & "______________________________________________________" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine
ActiveDocument.Close SaveChanges:=wdSaveChanges 'Close Active Word Document
End If
Next oFile
End If
Word.Application.Quit SaveChanges:=wdPromptToSaveChanges
MsgBox SearchDisplay
Set objWord = Nothing
Set oFSO = Nothing
Set oFolder = Nothing
Set oFile = Nothing
Set WordDocument = Nothing
Exit Sub
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MsgBox (Err.Number & " - " & Err.Description & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Don't hesitate to email me: brentschneider@leveragelean.com")
End Sub
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Here is the Macro Monday video this macro was featured in. Watch this video to learn how to get the most out of this macro and start using it today!Customization
These lines of code can be customized to personalize this macro.66. MsgBox SearchDisplay Remove if you don’t want a MsgBox when this macro finishes
Adding the ability to color the Word text pasted in would be beneficial on large text documents.
Yes you can change the color of the text pasted into the Word Document. If I am understanding you correct you want the Replace text to be colored/highlighted. If so I would do something like this which will change the text to Red Bold and highlighted Yellow. Completely Replace Code Lines 28 through 31 & 51 through 54 when this code segment: Set MyRange = ActiveDocument.Content MyRange.Find.Execute FindText:=Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 1).Value, ReplaceWith:=Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 2).Value, Format:=True, Replace:=wdReplaceAll MyRange.Find.Execute FindText:=Cells(FindReplaceCounter, 2).Value, Forward:=True If MyRange.Find.Found = True Then ‘Set the Replace text formatting here MyRange.Bold = True MyRange.Font.ColorIndex = wdRed MyRange.HighlightColorIndex = wdYellow End If You will… Read more »