Sub ListHighlighter() ' Paul Beverley - Version 19.10.10 ' This highlights all 'short' paragraphs in a text minLength = 10 MaxLength = 150 MyColour = wdBrightGreen OldColour = Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex = MyColour For Each myPara In ActiveDocument.Paragraphs paraWords = myPara lineLen = Len(paraWords) If lineLen < MaxLength And lineLen > minLength Then myPara.Range.HighlightColorIndex = MyColour End If Next Options.DefaultHighlightColorIndex = OldColour Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory End Sub