Sub ScratchMacro()
Dim oPar As Paragraph
Dim i As Long
For Each oPar In ActiveDocument.Range.Paragraphs
If oPar.Style = "Normal" Then
i = i + 1
End If
Next
MsgBox i
End Sub

Signature
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.
> I think Word 2003 handles this better, but I'm using Word 2000 and
> I'm trying to figure out how many paragraphs are using a particular
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> Thanks for any help.