Highlight same words

A Microsoft Word VBA macro. When you click on a word and run the macro, it highlights all instances of that word in the document. Click again to remove the highlighting.

Features

• Highlight all instances of a word by clicking on it
• Works with selected phrases (multiple words)
• Toggle highlighting on/off with second click
• Yellow highlighting (can be modified in the code)
• Matches whole words only to avoid partial matches

Installation

1. Open Microsoft Word
2. Press Alt + F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor
3. In the Project Explorer (left side), right-click "Modules"
4. Select Insert > Module
5. Copy and paste the contents of HighlightSameWords.vba into the new module
6. Save and close the VBA editor
7. Add to the ribbon or as a keyboard shortcut as you please

Usage

1. Click anywhere in a word or select multiple words
2. Either:
   • Run the macro from the Macros menu (View > Macros)
   • Or press your assigned keyboard shortcut
3. Click the same word and run the macro again to remove highlighting