Sub QQUpdate() ' Paul Beverley - Version 28.05.21 ' Renumbers QQ comments Dim qqTag(999) As String allText = ActiveDocument.Content For i = ActiveDocument.Endnotes.Count To 1 Step -1 thisTag = ActiveDocument.Endnotes(i).Range.Text If InStr(allText, thisTag) = 0 Then _ ActiveDocument.Endnotes(i).Delete Next i For i = 1 To ActiveDocument.Endnotes.Count qqTag(i) = ActiveDocument.Endnotes(i).Range.Text Next i Set rng = ActiveDocument.Content For i = 1 To ActiveDocument.Endnotes.Count tagText = "[qq" & Right(Trim(Str(1000 + i)), 3) & "]" With rng.Find .ClearFormatting .Replacement.ClearFormatting .Text = qqTag(i) .Wrap = wdFindContinue .Forward = True .Replacement.Text = tagText .MatchWildcards = False .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceOne DoEvents End With ActiveDocument.Endnotes(i).Range.Text = tagText DoEvents Next i End Sub