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you can try:<br />
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<pre><code id="code-20-42385165-1">Sub test()
    Dim oldval, newval, Row, Col
    Dim tbl As Table
    
    oldval = &quot;2016&quot;
    newval = &quot;2017&quot;
    Row = 1
    Col = 2
    
    Set tbl = ActiveDocument.Tables(1)
    If InStr(1, tbl.Cell(Row, Col).Range.Text, oldval, vbTextCompare) Then
        tbl.Cell(Row, Col).Range.Text = newval
    End If
End Sub</code></pre>
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you can try:



Sub test()
    Dim oldval, newval, Row, Col
    Dim tbl As Table
    
    oldval = "2016"
    newval = "2017"
    Row = 1
    Col = 2
    
    Set tbl = ActiveDocument.Tables(1)
    If InStr(1, tbl.Cell(Row, Col).Range.Text, oldval, vbTextCompare) Then
        tbl.Cell(Row, Col).Range.Text = newval
    End If
End Sub

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I have a couple hundred Microsoft Word Tables each with a cell with the following value<br />
FY 2016<br />
Actual<br />
<br />
I need to increment the year and attempted this way which did not do anything:<br />
<br />
dim newval<br />
newval = &quot;2017&quot;<br />
call replace(tbl.cell(row,2).ra<wbr />nge.text,&quot;<wbr />2016&quot;,newv<wbr />al)<br />
<br />
Question: &nbsp;How can I modify this code so that it replaces the 2016 with 2017?<br />
<br />
If possible I wish to keep the original text and just replace the 2016. &nbsp;<br />
That way I do not loose the line break
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I have a couple hundred Microsoft Word Tables each with a cell with the following value
FY 2016
Actual

I need to increment the year and attempted this way which did not do anything:

dim newval
newval = "2017"
call replace(tbl.cell(row,2).range.text,"2016",newval)

Question:  How can I modify this code so that it replaces the 2016 with 2017?

If possible I wish to keep the original text and just replace the 2016.  
That way I do not loose the line break

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