Sub PastePureAndFRedit() ' Paul Beverley - Version 09.03.26 ' Pastes text only to the current file, then FRedits the new text ' To force text into a specific style: newStyle = "Normal" forceNewStyle = True ' to keep current text style, use forceNewStyle = False ' Provide here the full address of your FRedit list ' On Windows, it will need to be something like: myFReditList = "C:\Documents and Settings\Paul\My Documents\Macro stuff\myFReditList.docx" ' On a Mac, it will need to be something like: myFReditList = "/Users/Paul/My Documents/Macro stuff/myFReditList.docx" On Error GoTo ReportIt myStart = Selection.Start Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteText Selection.Start = myStart If forceNewStyle = True Then Selection.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles(newStyle) End If Set thisDoc = ActiveDocument Documents.Open FileName:=myFReditList For i = 1 To 30 DoEvents Next i thisDoc.Activate Application.Run macroName:="FRedit" Exit Sub ReportIt: If Err.Number = 4605 Then Beep myResponse = MsgBox("Please select some text.", _ vbInformation, "PastePureAndFRedit") Exit Sub Else On Error GoTo 0 DoEvents Resume End If End Sub