// This method returns the position just inside of the first text Run (if any) in a 
// specified text container.
TextPointer FindFirstRunInTextContainer(DependencyObject container)
{
    TextPointer position = null;

    if (container != null){
        if (container is FlowDocument)
            position = ((FlowDocument)container).ContentStart;
        else if (container is TextBlock)
            position = ((TextBlock)container).ContentStart;
        else
            return position;
    }
    // Traverse content in forward direction until the position is immediately after the opening 
    // tag of a Run element, or the end of content is encountered.
    while (position != null)
    {
        // Is the current position just after an opening element tag?
        if (position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Backward) == TextPointerContext.ElementStart)
        {
            // If so, is the tag a Run?
            if (position.Parent is Run)
                break;
        }

        // Not what we're looking for; on to the next position.
        position = position.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
    }
        
    // This will be either null if no Run is found, or a position just inside of the first Run element in the
    // specifed text container.  Because position is formed from ContentStart, it will have a logical direction
    // of Backward.
    return position;
}

// This method will search for a specified word (string) starting at a specified position.
TextPointer FindWordFromPosition(TextPointer position, string word)
{
    while (position != null)
    {
         if (position.GetPointerContext(LogicalDirection.Forward) == TextPointerContext.Text)
         {
             string textRun = position.GetTextInRun(LogicalDirection.Forward);

             // Find the starting index of any substring that matches "word".
             int indexInRun = textRun.IndexOf(word);
             if (indexInRun >= 0)
             {
                 position = position.GetPositionAtOffset(indexInRun);
                 break;
             }
         }
         else
        {
            position = position.GetNextContextPosition(LogicalDirection.Forward);
        }
    }

     // position will be null if "word" is not found.
     return position; 
}