Sub GoogleScholarFetch()
' Paul Beverley - Version 06.12.21
' Launches selected text on Google Scholar

mySite = "https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q="

If Selection.Start = Selection.End Then
  Selection.Expand wdWord
  Do While InStr(ChrW(8217) & "' ", Right(Selection.Text, 1)) > 0
    Selection.MoveEnd , -1
    DoEvents
  Loop
Else
  endNow = Selection.End
  Selection.MoveLeft wdWord, 1
  Selection.End = endNow
  Selection.Expand wdWord
  Do While InStr(ChrW(8217) & "' ", Right(Selection.Text, 1)) > 0
    Selection.MoveEnd , -1
    DoEvents
  Loop
End If

mySubject = Trim(Selection)
mySubject = Replace(mySubject, " ", "+")
mySubject = Replace(mySubject, "&", "%26")
mySubject = Replace(mySubject, ChrW(8217), "'")
ActiveDocument.FollowHyperlink Address:=mySite & mySubject
Selection.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
End Sub