Sub FindColouredTextUp()
' Paul Beverley - Version 03.02.22
' Find coloured text

Dim v As Variable, rng As Range
' Check what the background (black) colour is
Set rng = ActiveDocument.Content
rng.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
myBlack = rng.Font.Color

' Check for search colour variable
varExists = False
For Each v In ActiveDocument.Variables
  If v.Name = "tColour" Then varExists = True: Exit For
Next v

If varExists = False Then ActiveDocument.Variables.Add "tColour", 0
searchColour = ActiveDocument.Variables("tColour")

initialPosition = Selection.Start
' If no text is selected, search for next coloured bit
If Selection.Start = Selection.End Then GoTo FindNext

' If some text is selected, see what colour it is;
' then go find more text of that colour.

searchColour = Selection.Font.Color
If searchColour < 0 Then searchColour = 0
ActiveDocument.Variables("tColour") = searchColour
If searchColour > 0 Then GoTo FindNext

Selection.Start = Selection.End
' Go and find the previous non-black colour
Set rng = ActiveDocument.Content
theEnd = rng.End
Do
  Set rng = ActiveDocument.Content
  Set rng2 = ActiveDocument.Content
  rng.End = Selection.End
  With rng.Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .Text = ""
    .Font.Color = myBlack
    .Wrap = wdFindStop
    .Replacement.Text = ""
    .Forward = False
    .MatchWildcards = False
    .MatchWholeWord = False
    .MatchSoundsLike = False
    .Execute
  End With
' Examine the character before the beginning of the find
  rng2.Start = rng.Start - 1
  rng2.End = rng.Start
' If the next bit is still black, find the end of that
  Do While rng2.Font.Color = myBlack
    rng.Collapse wdCollapseStart
    rng.Find.Execute
    rng2.Start = rng.Start - 1
    rng2.End = rng.Start
  Loop
  rng.Collapse wdCollapseStart
  rng.Find.Execute
  rng.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
  rng.End = rng.Start + 1
  colourHere = rng.Font.Color
  rng.Select
  myResponse = MsgBox("This colour? (Cancel = any colour)", vbQuestion + vbYesNoCancel)
  Selection.Collapse wdCollapseStart
  If myResponse = vbCancel Then
    ActiveDocument.Variables("tColour") = 0
    Exit Sub
  End If
  If rng.End = theEnd Then Exit Sub
Loop Until myResponse = vbYes
ActiveDocument.Variables("tColour") = colourHere
GoTo finish

FindNext:
If searchColour = 0 Then
  Set rng = ActiveDocument.Content
  Set rng2 = ActiveDocument.Content
  rng.End = Selection.End
  With rng.Find
   .ClearFormatting
   .Replacement.ClearFormatting
   .Text = ""
   .Font.Color = myBlack
   .Wrap = wdFindStop
   .Replacement.Text = ""
   .Forward = False
   .MatchWildcards = False
   .Execute
  End With
  If rng.Find.Found = True Then
  ' Examine the character after the end of the find
    rng2.Start = rng.Start - 1
    rng2.End = rng.Start
  ' If the next bit is still black, find the end of that
    Do While rng2.Font.Color = myBlack
      rng.Collapse wdCollapseStart
      rng.Find.Execute
      rng2.Start = rng.Start - 1
      rng2.End = rng.Start
    Loop
    rng.Collapse wdCollapseStart
    rng.Find.Execute
    rng.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
  End If
  GoTo finish
Else
  Set rng = ActiveDocument.Content
  rng.End = Selection.End
  foundHlight = False
  With rng.Find
   .ClearFormatting
   .Replacement.ClearFormatting
   .Text = ""
   .Font.Color = searchColour
   .Wrap = wdFindStop
   .Replacement.Text = ""
   .Forward = False
   .MatchWildcards = False
   .Execute
  End With
End If

finish:
If searchColour = 0 Then
  rng2.Start = rng.End
  rng2.Select
Else
  Set rng2 = rng.Duplicate
End If
' Flash the range
For i = 1 To 3
  DoEvents
  myTime = Timer
  Do
  Loop Until Timer > myTime + 0.06
  Selection.Collapse wdCollapseStart
  DoEvents
  myTime = Timer
  Do
  Loop Until Timer > myTime + 0.08
  rng2.Select
Next i
rng.Collapse wdCollapseStart
rng.Select
If Selection.Start = initialPosition Then Beep
End Sub