For example, my docx file contains the following sentences:

This is a Perl example
This is a Python example
This is another Perl example

I want to apply bold style to all the occurrences of the word "Perl" like so:

This is a Perl example
This is a Python example
This is another Perl example

I've so far come up with the following script:

use strict; use warnings;
use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Word';

my $file = 'E:\test.docx';

my $Word = Win32::OLE->new('Word.Application', 'Quit');
$Word->{'Visible'} = 0;
my $doc = $Word->Documents->Open($file);
my $paragraphs = $doc->Paragraphs() ;
my $enumerate = new Win32::OLE::Enum($paragraphs);


while(defined(my $paragraph = $enumerate->Next())) {

    my $text = $paragraph->{Range}->{Text};
    my $sel = $Word->Selection;
    my $font = $sel->Font;

    if ($text =~ /Perl/){
        $font->{Bold} = 1;              
    }   
    $sel->TypeText($text);          
}

$Word->ActiveDocument->Close ;
$Word->Quit;
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But it has applied bold style to the whole paragraph and it does not edit the sentences in their original place. It gives me both the modified version and the original version like this:

This is a Perl example
This is a Python example
This is another Perl example
This is a Perl example
This is a Python example
This is another Perl example

How should I fix my problem. Any pointers? Thanks like always :)

(This question has been cross-posted at stackoverflow.)

Problem solved! thanks to @NetWallah and @sflitman

with the help from Zaid@stackflow and cjm@stackflow, I've finally solved the problem :) Here's the code that works lovely:

while ( defined (my $paragraph = $enumerate->Next()) ) {

    my $words = Win32::OLE::Enum->new( $paragraph->{Range}->{Words} );

    while ( defined ( my $word = $words->Next() ) ) {

        my $font = $word->{Font};
        $font->{Bold} = 1 if $word->{Text} =~ /Perl/;
    }
}
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