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August 8, 2006Aug 8, 200608/8/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I search a Microsoft Word document for all occurrences of the string <computername> and replace those occurrences with the actual name of a computer (e.g., atl-ws-01)?— WC
Hey, WC. And by the way, thanks for your question.
July 14, 2006Jul 14, 200607/14/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I find text in a Word document that has been highlighted in a particular color (say, turquoise), and then both remove the highlight and change the font color of that text to something else (say, blue)?
June 28, 2006Jun 28, 200606/28/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of the unique words used in a Microsoft Word document?— RK
Hey, RK. Funny you should mention unique words. Last Saturday the Scripting Coach’s baseball team played in the city championship. Despite the importance of the game the team was missing two key players,
June 9, 2006Jun 9, 200606/9/06Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add multiple tables to a Word document?— KH
Hey, KH. You know, if the Scripting Guys have one failing (hey, we said if) it’s this: we’re simple guys with simple tastes. Create a Microsoft Word document with multiple tables?
November 30, 2005Nov 30, 200511/30/05Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use WSH to close a command window with a specific title?— MF
Hey, MF. You know, some things are just really hard to believe, regardless of whether or not they happen to be true. For example,
