Public Sub Main()
Dim lngParaCount as Long
ParaCount = 0
For Each Paragraph In ActiveDocument.Paragraphs
ParaCount = ParaCount + 1
If Paragraph = "???" Then
Paragraph.Range.Select
' And do something
End If
Application.StatusBar = " ... " & Str(ParaCount) & " paragraphs scanned."
Next
End Sub