MS word - search key words and delete the sentence

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Hi, I am a teacher, and I need to edit a question bank document. The answers follow immediately after questions as following:

Question 1. Choose the best description of "X"
a. [description 1]
b. [description 2]
c. [description 3]
d. [description 4]

Answer c

Question 2. Choose...........

Answer d

The problem with the regular search and replace only works for the word 'Answer' but not the whole sentence to include the actual answer. I tried various macros but cannot find one to select the entire row. please help.

What I have tried:

Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=0, End:=Selection.End) 
For Each aWord In myRange.Words 
 If aWord.Text = "Answer " Then aWord.Delete 
Next aWord

Posted 20-May-19 7:09am

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Updated 20-May-19 21:04pm

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Gerry Schmitz · Answer 1 · 2019-05-20T08:31:00

Solution 1

The "Answer" consists of TWO "words".

When Text = "Answer", delete current word AND "next" word.

Then continue with next question.

Posted 20-May-19 8:31am

Gerry Schmitz

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Member 14393657 20-May-19 17:37pm

Hi Gerry, thank you for your solution. How can I delete the next word followed by "Answer"? I cannot get my head round to do it because the next word varies to each question. Thanks a lot for your help.

RickZeeland · Answer 2 · 2019-05-20T21:04:00

Solution 2

Something like this:

Sub DeleteAnswers()
	Dim oRng As Word.Range
	Set oRng = ActiveDocument.Range
	With oRng.Find
		.Text = "Answer"
		While .Execute
			With oRng.Paragraphs(1).Range
			If .Characters(1) = "Answer" Then .Delete
			End With
		Wend
	End With
End Sub

Posted 20-May-19 21:04pm

RickZeeland