One of the greatest aids to a professional editor is a VBA macro.
There are plenty of free macros available on the internet.
Many of these macros can be used directly without any customization.
Here are some links to extremely powerful (and free) macros:
https://www.archivepub.co.uk/Macros.html (Paul Beverley)
https://gregmaxey.com/word_tips.html (Gregory K. Maxey)
https://www.gmayor.com/downloads.htm (Graham Mayor)
In addition to VBA macros, wildcard search is an invaluable tool. So spending a little time to get familiar with wildcard searches is a worthwhile investment.
Here is a link to decent book by Jack Lyon:
https://intelligentediting.com/blog/free-e-book-wildcard-cookbook-for-word/
