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• Change the paragraph of empty line using GREP style

  Hello again... another request GREP if anyone can help!

  How can I change a line of completely empty paragraph (such as those found between the verses in a poem, for example) to a style of different paragraph so I can control the space better use GREP?

  (?<=\r)\r will="" find="" a="" paragraph="" return="" preceded="" by="" a="" paragraph="" return,="" i.e.="" and="" empty="">

• Grep styles and chips

  Is it possible to use GREP styles to insert chips on text once a specific title was detected?

  Working on a brochure where many pages will have a section of features, so I am reluctant to overide manually paragraph styles. The "FEATURES:" topic will always remain the same, the text in bullet points will change.

  For the moment, I have the diagram below...

  FEATURES:

  Test1

  test2

  test3

  test4
  

  What I hope to get is...

  FEATURES:

  • Test1
  • test2
  • test3
  • test4

  
  

  I have not used before GREP styles, but look around him seems the most obvious function to use, so if anyone has another solution would be great.

  Heading should be a paragraph on his own style.

  Use a hard return not a soft return for a new paragraph http://indesignsecrets.com/dos-and-donts-of-text-in-indesign.php

  Ball should be a separate paragraph style.

  Apply this style to only to bullets

  Set a Style of character for your bullets, which can be applied by the bullet paragraph style.

• I use GREP to do this?

  I created my OCD for my book very well. In my content, the positions of each chapter are drawn using the entries in the table of contents, and then followed by its page number.

  I would like to add a word (the word "Chapter") before each entry materials in numbered. Can I use GREP styles to do this?

  I'm using CS5.

  Thank you!

  And here: InDesign Automagic to work!

  

  (There is a space after "Chapter").

• GREP style sheets styles vs

  I've had a lull at work and decided to work on my list and start learning the GREP so that I could use GREP styles.

  The first is a simple one: [[A - Z] [A - Z] \S+?] He finds something inside the brackets that begin with two capital letters. I know it works because I can find no "[MT2]" in find/replace.

  OK, so I try in a text of cs5 ID with my first GREP style. It fails to the vast majority of the time. So I try a lot of different things to see if I can find a model of what works and what does not. I tried just the local formatting of a solitary ' graf. I tried to make character and "stylesheets graf incorporate a GREP style with the new character style, for example"change color in green type".

  I've looked through the forums and can't see any others with my problem there must be something about me or my document. I used other documents to eliminate this variable. I went through tutorials and stuff to David Blatner and don't see anything I'm doing differently.

  When I format text to character and "graf stylesheet, it fails. BUT when I change the stylesheet of the text source "[None]" characters it works. I tried from text which is "[None]" and a ' graf normal style sheet, it works.

  But from text styled with "[None]" character and official "graf stylesheet with a GREP Style, it fails. But when I change the "[graf stylesheet to] [' standard paragraph]' it works."

  I'll try to find a model here, so to speak, and the only thing that has a chance to succeed attaches the stylesheet of character to 'None '. I don't see that anyone using GREP styles is having problems as I do.

  What do you I'm dominant? I spent today trying to find what works and does not work. As it is, I can't recommend it to my co-workers.

  Golden rule to apply styles is the Basic for all of paragraph formats should be defined in the paragraph style. If some bit of text should be in the format differnently then you apply a character style (or, if you must, a substitution of local formatting). With the nested Styles and GREP, ID has very powerful tools to apply character styles to text selected in the paragraph style definition. Most of the programs do not have this capacity.

  If you apply the syle of character as a nested or style may find/replace, or just GREP in manually by selecting the text and using the style? The answer will depend on a few variables. The particular string must ALWAYS have a particular attribute set, what happens? Find/replace or local selection is the way to go. Applied character styles this way will survive even if the underlying paragraph style is changed to match the style of character, then again changed. If the style should be applied to a string in a particular position in a paragraph, even if this position can move a bit, a nested style is probably the way to go. If you want to make changes to the text that corresponds to a particular model, whenever he falls, when the surrounding text is a particular style, a style of GREP is the answer.

  GREP styles are very powerful, but they also use a lot more in terms of resources that the application of a style of character using other methods. I've seen reoprts ID get bogged down by too many GREP styles.

• Use GREP to apply paragraph styles, character styles not only

  I have a body of text, and in it, I would like to apply a specific style to the paragraphs corresponding to a model. I did a GREP style that applied some changes formatting of paragraphs, I tried that it affects, but in doing so, I found that I couldn't Center these lines using a character style. (The corresponding lines should be centered, and the rest should be left aligned.)

  I was thrilled to learn that the GREP function, then completely disappointed with this limitation. InDesign offers the possibility to automate this, so I must not cross and Center each paragraph corresponding to the hand?

  Thank you!

  InDesign provides a way to automate this so?

  Yes and no. There is no dynamically linked paragraph styles to a paragraph about his boss, but he has at least two alternatives:

  (1) use Grep-F/C

  (2) use the script FindChangeByList or MultiFindChange which is basically automate operations F/C

  HTH

  Loïc

• Delicate required... GREP style using a subexpression not staining to find space characters

  I have the section headers in my paper which have a paragraph that are applied to their style. They are always of the form \d\.\d\.\d\.\d(\t) follow in a short sentence of the text. For example:

  5.2.2.1 the rain in Spain falls gently on the crane

  I'm looking for a style GREP can highlight the character of each word with a character style, but not the spaces between words. It seems to imply nested iterations which I do not know how to do, including an expression not staining. Well, it isn't working how I think it should...

  5.2.2.1 the rain in Spain falls gently on the crane

  
  
  I think that this style of GREP should get it: (? < = \t) ((\S) +(?:\ s)) + positive looks on the tab between the last digit of the section number and the first word, but the hair subexpressions are not spaces to underscores, instead, I find myself with all the head text highlights as follows:

  
  

  5.2.2.1 the rain in Spain falls gently on the crane

  "Nonmarquantes" subexpressions mean nothing to InDesign; You can only use in search operations and replace GREP.

  There may be a single GREP (complicated) style that works, but it might be easier to point out everything and then apply a second GREP style that takes away the underlining of your spaces.

• In a paragraph style, is it possible to automatically change a space in the area of district using GREP sty

  I create a menu template that will be used by my client. I'm using a font that has a very wide space between the two words. I can combined a quarter space instead of a regular space between words. This works for me, but won't work for the customer.

  If I create a paragraph style, is it possible to use GREP to automatically change the space in the area of district? and if so, what this text GREP would look like?

  Jump_Over, that did the trick! I'm just starting to learn more about the power of GREP in indesign and have still a long way to go.

  Thanks for your help!

• How to use the style grep for "BOLD" of specific characters in a name?

  Hello world

  I use InDesign CS6. The name of our company is Careington. We need to "BOLD" care in careington. I was doing this manually before I learned about grep styles. So I created a character "BOLD" style, then I created a style of grep with the following:

  Apply the Style: "BOLD"

  Text: Car [eington] / not mistyped.

  I tried care [ington], but he did only this eington of the car, so I had to type car [eington] to get this careington. I still don't understand why this is happening.

  Now it works as [eington], but for some reason, every time care is in itself or used anywhere (health care, care, etc.), it is "BOLD" as well. Not when he's in chargeington.

  Any ideas on how I can work this formula is more specific and unique "BOLD" care when he's with "ington.

  Thanks, Mike

  Appy Style "BOLD"

  text: Care(?=ington)

  It worked when I tested it

• Use GREP text style - help!

  I'm trying to learn the GREP style text... and hitting my head on a brick wall!

  The text is:

  Topic | Institution | Date

  Lorem ipsum dolor...

  I want to format the text before the line of the first vertical (|) as "BOLD", the text between the first and second vertical lines in italics and a third style to the text between the second vertical line and carriage return. The rest of the text (Lorem...) will be the normal paragraph style. Seems simple enough...

  I'm uncomfortable with the creation of character styles relevant for formatting I need, I can't just not work how to select the corresponding text. I can't figure out yet how to express 'select the text before' character as ' |'.

  Can someone help me write the GREP expression, or point me in the direction of some examples that contain similar phrases? I found that a few cheatsheets online (below), but none contain the phrase "select text before".

  http://www.night-Ray.com/regex.PDF

  http://www.ericagamet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Erica-Gamets-grep-cheat-sheet.PDF

  Joel Cherney wrote:

  Everything is build on grep, everything I have to do - just click on style of para.

  AHA! It is not a GREP query, but a collection of GREP styles. And you do not write em! Busted!

  No, I wrote them... but yes, it's a collection of styles. A bit like this:

  

  really not a big piece of art, but it works and can be used as a start point.its to everyone to decide what to use. What and when. Frankly, I almost forgot the nested styles even exist...

• Use Grep to add superscrpt style symbol character $

  I have a style of object which, among other things, apply a style of papragraph, in this paragraph style, I want to use GREP to find any instance of $, and apply a character style

  the problem I have is that it seems not recogize the symbol $

  In GREP, you must escape the symbol $ . Use: \$

  @+

  Marc

• Problem of numbered list in InDesign using paragraph Styles Code syntax highlighter

  Styles using GREP in the options of styles paragraph that I managed to make it useful, HTML, CSS, and Javascript, styles of syntax highlighter.

  Code can be copied and pasted, or can be typed and styles work well. .

  My only problem is with the numbering.

  I've implemented a character list ordered for my type of chip.

  Although the size of characters must be greater than the size of the code in order to get the character bar to connect and be a solid line.

  Is there a way to have the same size font for the numbering and the code and a bar of character which will connect? Do not be destroyed, because the separator between the numbered lines and the code?

  Also it doesn't seem to be a way to change the color or the weight of the bar (it must be the same color as the number) with a bar automatically generate? Is it possible?

  Here is an example of my InDesign CC 2015.4 German I did with a numbered list numbering and bar with a shading of paragraph:

  

  

  

  Note that the width of the 'bar' would change, if you change the width of the text block.

  5 mm added to the width of the text block:

  

  Or would disappear.

  The original text frame width less 5 mm:

  

  Kind regards
  Uwe

• Trouble with Grep Styles

  I'm trying to set up a grep style in my paragraph styles.  I am wanting this to "BOLD" or chemicals that it will not be because of the () is there a way to do this "BOLD" in a grep style?

  any time you need a character that she also an operator in GREP, you can escape it by using-in front of her

  chemical\ (be)

• Point to add to the script or Grep Style?

  Hello

  Is it possible to add a hightlight to a script?  Basically, what I want to do is highlight the text and the tricky part is that the text changes size depending on the size of the file, we are working on that.  I want to highlight automatically the "FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY" the way that we do now is to underscore that in the menu options underscore: say my font size is 8, leading 9.6 (these will always change).

  Weight: = 9.6

  Shift: = - 8*.33

  Color = yellow

  It's the way we do now.  Can it be scripted or Grep style which will automatically do this for certain lines of text only?  And no matter the font size calculate what he needs to do if its 2pt, 10pt 100 PT etc... It will highlight the text specified correctly?

  I hope it's possible...

  Thank you

  The lower one is best.

  I remove a bug and also if not 'what' is provided to the point function culminating and there is no entry in find it which is the find panel of text and text is selected, then this text is highlighted.

  An idea in the script is that a shortcut can be applied to it and it will get its information from the Panel of text search.

  So for now to change the answer to this one

  // Highlight function by Trevor
  // http://creative-scripts.com
  // Custom Scripts for Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and a lot more
  // Beta Version 1
  // https://forums.adobe.com/message/8898663#8898663
  
  function highlight(what, color) {
      var range, s, doc;
      doc = app.properties.activeDocument;
      if (!doc) {
          return 'No Active Document';
      }
      s = app.selection && app.selection[0];
      range = (s && s.properties.underline !== undefined && s.characters.length) ? s : doc;
      app.doScript(f, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'Highlight Text');
  
      function f() {
          var finds, find, l, leading, pointSize, currentChangeProps;
          color = color || app.activeDocument.colors.itemByName('Yellow');
          // Store current find change text settings
          currentFindTextWhat = app.findTextPreferences.findWhat;
          currentChangeProps = app.changeTextPreferences.properties;
          what = what || currentFindTextWhat;
          if (what !== '') {
              // if no what is provided then the current entry in the find text panel will be used
              app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = what;
              app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = '';
              app.changeTextPreferences.underline = true;
              app.changeTextPreferences.underlineColor = color;
              finds = range.findText();
              range.changeText();
              l = finds.length;
              while (l--) {
                  find = finds[l];
                  leading = find.leading;
                  pointSize = find.pointSize;
                  leading = pointSize * find.autoLeading / 100;
                  find.underlineWeight = leading + 'pt'; // This is presuming that font and leading size is set to points!
                  find.underlineOffset = (pointSize - leading) * 1.5; // The 1.5 might need tweaking but seems to work well
              }
              app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = currentFindTextWhat;
              app.changeTextPreferences.properties = currentChangeProps;
          } else if (range !== app.activeDocument) {
              leading = range.leading;
              pointSize = range.pointSize;
              leading = pointSize * range.autoLeading / 100;
              range.underline = true;
              range.underlineColor = color;
              range.underlineWeight = leading + 'pt'; // This is presuming that font and leading size is set to points!
              range.underlineOffset = (pointSize - leading) * 1.5; // The 1.5 might need tweaking but seems to work well
          }
      }
  }
  
  /***************************************************************************************************************************************
  ** If text is selected then the "highlighting" is only applied within the selected text                                              **
  ** Otherwise the "highlighting" is applied within the whole document                                                                **
  ** One could change this to apply to what ever is selected in the Find text document if one wanted to                                **
  ** To highlight the word(s) in the find text panel just use highlight(); or highlight(undefined, app.activeDocument.swatches[5]);    **
  ** One can use highlight('Foo'); to highlight "foo" and ignore what's in the find text panel                                        **
  ** The formating / styles etc. for the find are taken from the find panel                                                            **
  ** If one provides a swatch as the second argument highlight(undefined, app.activeDocument.swatches[5]); that swatch will be used    **
  ** otherwise yellow will be used                                                                                                    **
  ** If one provides a swatch as the second argument highlight(undefined, app.activeDocument.swatches[5]); that swatch will be used    **
  ** If text is selected and what argument is given and the find what in the find panel is empty then the selected text is highlighted **
  **************************************************************************************************************************************/
  
  highlight();
  

• Can I use GREP to transform every fourth tab back?

  I have a huge file with tabs plus 5,000, and only every fourth tab must be changed for a return. Is this possible using GREP or ANY OTHER METHOD and pressing back another me having to manually select each fourth tab?

  This screen is pulled before running GREP? You don't mention he had already returns after the names in some places.

  You need the * after all the [^ \t] elements, but avoids the. +. [^ \t] is a negative class, that means anything that is not a tab, and the * means 0 or more times.

  And you said every fourth tab, so it's actually the tab after the postal code, and which seems to do what you ask. If you want to change the tab after the name on the first line, I this would address differently.

  Find ^(.*?\t.*?) (\t) (?!\(\d{3}\)) which means find any character at the beginning of a paragraph (if there is) followed by a tab and more characters (if there are any), then a followed by three digits in parentheses DO NOT tab, and change $ 1 which should only change the tabs after the names. It is, however to change the tab after the postal code if the following line does not begin with three digits in brackets.

  Looking at the ads, are you sure you want to change this tab for a paragraph, rather than just a forced line break return (you can do by changing to $1\n)? It depends on how your styles are implemented...