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How to select all equations in Word?

Author Amanda Li Last modified

How to select all equations in Word? This tutorial introduces different methods to select all equations efficiently.

Select all equations with the Find and Replace
Quickly select all equations with the Kutool for Word
Select all equations with the VBA

Select all equations with Find and Replace

The Find and Replace function in Word is a common way to select equations.

  1. Click Home > Find > Advanced Find to open the Find and Replace dialog box.
  2. In the Find and Replace dialog box, click the More button to show more options.
  3. Click Special > Any Digit, then click Find Next.
    Find and Replace dialog box in Word with Any Digit selected
    Tip: You can also enter “^#” directly into the Find What box and click Find Next.
    Find and Replace dialog box with '^#' in the Find What text box

Note: This method selects only one equation at a time. To select all at once, use the Kutools or VBA method below.

Quickly select all equations with Kutools for Word

Kutools for Word provides the easiest way to select all equations with one click.

Kutools for Word, equipped with AI 🤖, offers over 100 handy features to simplify your tasks.
  1. Click Kutools > Paragraphs > Select Equations to select all equations in your document at once. Tip: If you select a portion of the document first, only the equations in that selection will be selected.
    Kutools Select Equations utility

Result

  • All equations selected from a selection:

    All equations from a selection are selected

  • All equations selected from the entire document:

    All equations from the entire document are selected
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Select all equations with VBA

The following VBA code selects all equations in a Word document instantly.

  1. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor.
  2. Click Insert > Module, then copy and paste the following VBA code into the module window. 
    Sub SelectAllEquations()
Dim xMath As OMath
Dim I As Integer
With ActiveDocument
    .DeleteAllEditableRanges wdEditorEveryone
    For I = 1 To .OMaths.Count
        Set xMath = .OMaths.Item(I)
        xMath.Range.Paragraphs(1).Range.Editors.Add wdEditorEveryone
    Next
    .SelectAllEditableRanges wdEditorEveryone
    .DeleteAllEditableRanges wdEditorEveryone
End With
End Sub
  3. Click the Run Run button button or press F5 to execute the VBA.

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