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How to select non-heading paragraphs in Word?

Author Amanda Li Last modified

In some cases, you may need to select all non-heading paragraphs in a Word document. Instead of selecting them one by one, this tutorial introduces two efficient methods to select all non-heading paragraphs at once.

Select non-heading paragraphs with Kutool for Word

Select non-heading paragraphs with the VBA

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Select non-heading paragraphs with Kutools for Word

Kutools for Word offers the easiest way to select non-heading paragraphs. Once installed, you can complete the task with just one click.

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  1. Click Kutools > Paragraphs > Select Non-heading Paragraphs.
    Select Non-heading Paragraphs option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon

Note: You can also use this utility to select all non-heading paragraphs within a selected portion of the document by selecting the portion first and then applying the utility.

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Select non-heading paragraphs with VBA

You can also use VBA to select all non-heading paragraphs. Follow the steps below:

  1. Press Alt + F11 to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
  2. Click Module on the Insert tab, then copy and paste the following VBA code into the module window. 
    Sub SelectNonHeadingParagraphs()
Dim tempTable As Paragraph
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
ActiveDocument.DeleteAllEditableRanges wdEditorEveryone
For Each tempTable In ActiveDocument.Paragraphs
    If tempTable.Style <> ActiveDocument.Styles(wdStyleHeading1) Then
        tempTable.Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
    End If
Next
ActiveDocument.SelectAllEditableRanges wdEditorEveryone
ActiveDocument.DeleteAllEditableRanges wdEditorEveryone
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
  3. Click Run Run button to execute the code.

Note: This method uses Heading 1 as an example. You can replace it with other heading styles. If your document includes multiple heading styles, this method may not be suitable.

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