Many thanks Martin that worked a charm.
Do you know of a good place for me to check for the exact syntax of the Execute command (ie exactly what those parameters relate to).
Thanks
Caroline

>Hi Caroline,
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>=loFile.Sections(1).Headers(1).Range.Find.Execute("searched text",.F.,.F.,.F.,.F.,.F.,.T.,1,.F.,"replaced text",2)
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>>Hi,
>>Can anyone give me a simple example of how I do a Find and Replace in word that will act on the Header of the document. I am using VF7 and Word2000.
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>>Many thanks