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GREP STYLES
Find/Change or Paragraph Style (Prices)
Finds: Prices with/without a dollar sign and with/without a comma
Use: Apply a Spot Color to Prices for versions
Find what: \$?\d+\,?\d*\.\d\d
\$? May or Maynot contain a Dollar Symbol
\d+ Contains a Digit, repeat One or More Times
\,? \, = comma ? = Zero or More Times
\d* Zero or More Times
\. Contains a Decimal
\d\d Contains Two Digits
Part Number# Color Size Qty Price/Ea1120669* Antique Brass 6-1/2"L x 6-1/2"W x 8-1/2"H 1 ea $571.991120670* Bright Brass 7"L x 7"W x 8-1/2"H 1 ea 571.991120671≈ Bright Copper 6-2/3"L x 6-2/3"W x 8-1/2"H 1 ea 1,072.99
Part Number# Color Size Qty Price/Ea1038092 Orange 6009 10’ Square 1 ea $3,459.991038092 Specify 10’ Square 1 ea 3,459.991150210 Specify 8’ Square 1 ea 3,323.99
James Wamser • 800-321-3136 x532 • [email protected]
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Find/Change and Paragraph Style (Part Numbers)
Finds: 4-6 digit numbers that may or may not include a letter
Use: Apply a Character Style to Part Numbers, then add to Index panel via a Script
Find what: \d{4,6}([\l\u]?)
\d digit
{4,6} 4-6 digits
([\l\u]?) [\l\u] = Any Letter ? = Zero or More Times
GA Straight Clamp Right Elbow Left Elbow
AWG mmPositive Negative Positive Negative Positive Negative
6 & 4 13 & 19 406304P 406304N - - - -
2 & 1 32 & 40 406301P 406301N 416301P 416301N 426301P 426301N
1/0 50 406310P 406310N 416310P 416310N 426310P 426310N
2/0 62 406320P 406320N 416320P 416320N 426320P 42632N
3/0 81 406330P 406330N 416330P 416330N 426330P 426330N
4/0 103 406340P 406340N 416340P 416340N 426340P 426340N
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Find/Change or Paragraph / Character Style
Finds: 5 Digits (Checks for spaces before Digits)
Use: Apply a Spot Color to Part Numbers
Find what: (?<!\d )\b(\d{2})(\d{3})\b(?! \d) Change the 3 to 4 to find 6 digts, 3 to 5 to find 7 digits)
?<! Postivie Lookahead
\d Contains a Digit (for example, not a space)
\b Word Boundry
\d{2} Two Digits
\d{3} Three Digits
\b Word Boundry
?! Negative Lookahead
Examples:
12345
45 12345 87
389 784 95001
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Paragraph Style: His or Her
Grep Style: \bhis\b|\bher\b
Sample: There is a huge house in the neighborhood with a his and her bathroom and closet. I heard her closet is so much bigger than his closet. This is one of the nicest homes I’ve seen!
Paragraph Style: Case Insensitive
Grep: (?i)\bk(?-i)ing\b
Sample: King, king, kingdom, KING
Note: If king is all lowercase or the K in King is capalized, then apply style.
Paragraph Style:
Grep: (?<=\().(?=\))
Sample: (InDesign > Preferences > General)
Paragraph Style: Select US dollars
Grep: \d+\.\d\d or \$\d+?\.\d\d or \$\d+\,\d*\.\d\d
Sample: 24.95 or $24.95 or $3,144.50
Paragraph Style: Select US dollars + the Parentheses and text contained within
Grep: \$\d+?.\d\d \(.+?\)
Sample: $49.95 ($1.06/mo**)
Paragraph Style: Change to fractions
Grep: \d+/\d+
Sample: 1/8 to 1/8
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