Macro to search for a word within the first 10 lines of a document

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Dusty - 31 May 2008 13:06 GMT

Hi, is there a way to search for a certain word within the first 10 lines of
a doc?

I want a message box to say "yes" if found, and "no" if not. Thanks.

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Helmut Weber - 31 May 2008 13:23 GMT

Hi Dusty,

>Hi, is there a way to search for a certain word within the first 10 lines of
>a doc?

lines or paragraphs?

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Helmut Weber, MVP WordVBA

Vista Small Business, Office XP

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Dusty - 31 May 2008 17:46 GMT

Hi - lines please. I'm pretty good at VBA in Excel, but not Word.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

> Hi Dusty,
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> Vista Small Business, Office XP

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 31 May 2008 22:09 GMT

Ditto

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> Hi, is there a way to search for a certain word within the first 10 lines
> of
> a doc?
>
> I want a message box to say "yes" if found, and "no" if not. Thanks.

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