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I want to perform the following Find/Replace operations (or equivalent) in Word:

For example:

End of sentence:  also `.`, `?`, `!`
1. `. ` by `.` (xInf)
2. `.` by `.  `
3. ` .` by `.` (xInf)

Edit: xInf above means repeat the Find/Replace operation until there are no instances left in the document

(Full list here, meant for cleaning a manuscript - it's not perfect! Suggestions welcome)

Is there a simple way to do this using a Macro instead of manually doing each of the above steps using the regular Find/Replace dialog? (I have zero VBA skills...)

Arceus775
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You may record a macro once in order to have it available for repeated usage in one document or in all documents (by storing in Normal.dotm). No knowledge of VBA is necessary.

See this Microsoft article for full details: Create or run a macro.

Note that in order to store the macro in a document, the document must have the postfix of .docm instead of .docx.

harrymc
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  • I don't think I can record a static macro, as I need to repeat some Find/Replace operations in a `while(there is at least one instance)` loop. – Arceus775 Nov 17 '20 at 09:21
  • In that case you can take the recorded macro, which will be in VBA format, and improve it to do what you want. But you will need to know VBA a bit for that. – harrymc Nov 17 '20 at 09:43