ClearFormatting Method

Applies To

Find object, Replacement object.

Description

Removes any formatting specified as part of a find or replace operation. Corresponds to the No Formatting button in the Find and Replace dialog box (Edit menu).

Note To ensure that unwanted formats aren't included as criteria in a find or replace operation, use this method before carrying out the operation.

Syntax

expression.ClearFormatting

expression Required. An expression that returns a Find or Replacement object.

See Also

Execute method (Find object), Find property, Format property, Replacement property.

Example

This example clears formatting from the find or replace criteria before replacing the word "Inc." with "incorporated" throughout the active document.

Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Content
With myRange.Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .MatchWholeWord = True
    .Execute FindText:="Inc.", ReplaceWith:="incorporated", Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End With

This example removes formatting from the find criteria before searching through the selection. If the word "Hello" with bold formatting is found, the entire paragraph is selected and copied to the Clipboard.

With Selection.Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Font.Bold = True
    .Execute FindText:="Hello", Format:=True, Forward:=True
    If .Found = True Then
        .Parent.Expand Unit:=wdParagraph
        .Parent.Copy
    End If
End With