Sub ColonUppercaseAll() ' Paul Beverley - Version 23.07.22 ' Changes the initial letter after every colon to lowercase showHowMany = True Set rng = ActiveDocument.Content With rng.Find .ClearFormatting .Replacement.ClearFormatting .Text = "[a-zA-Z]: [a-z]" .Wrap = wdFindStop .Replacement.Text = "" .Forward = True .MatchWildcards = True .MatchWholeWord = False .Execute End With myCount = 0 Do While rng.Find.Found = True myCount = myCount + 1 endNow = rng.End rng.MoveStart , 2 rng.Text = UCase(rng.Text) If myCount Mod 50 = 0 Then rng.Select rng.Collapse wdCollapseEnd rng.Find.Execute DoEvents Loop Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory If showHowMany = True Then MsgBox "Changed: " & myCount End Sub