MatchWholeWord Property

expression.MatchWholeWord

expression    Required. An expression that returns a Find object.

Remarks

Use the Text property of the Find object or the FindText argument with the Execute method to specify the text to be located in a document.

Example

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

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