Export and change GREP-Queries

Question

I'm trying to export various GREP queries, which unfortunately isn't possible to use it with my colleagues. Therefore, I'm trying to incorporate longer expressions into an existing XML query. However, the characters aren't displayed as they appear in the GREP search, neither in Visual Studio Code nor in a regular text editor. How can I solve this problem? (InDesign 2025/Mac)

Peter Spier · Accepted Answer

You must enter your query into the dialog, then save it before it will apear in the folder IN YOUR USER PROFILE, not the application folder.

Not sure of the exact path on Mac as I'm a Windows user, but I can tell you that the user profile is a hidden folder.

As a test, I just copied a whole folder of saved Queries from an old laptop into my new system (should have done it a couple of years ago). They showed up instantly.

Peter Spier · Answer

Not sure I understand the problem. You can save your GREP Queries in a folder in your user porofile directly from the Find/Change dialog (there's a button right next tot eh Query name field at the top of the dialog). That folder, or selected queries from it, can be copied and pasted into the same location for another user.

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