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davids29213415
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May 12, 2024
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GREP for a letter followed by a digit

  • May 12, 2024
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I'd like to search for the letter T followed by a digit (T1, T2, T3) and then change only the digit to a subscript.

I can search for T(\d) but how to I get it to change the formatting of only the digit?

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    Correct answer brian_p_dts

    Use Positive Lookbehind: (?<=T)\d

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    brian_p_dts
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    brian_p_dtsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    May 12, 2024

    Use Positive Lookbehind: (?<=T)\d

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      Tim Sheasby
      Inspiring
      May 13, 2024

      Perfect! You can also use the new shortcut for positive lookbehind:

      T\K\d

      I personally prefer this shortcut because it is quick to type. Sadly there are no similar shortcuts for lookahead or for negative lookbehind/lookahead.

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      Manan JoshiCommunity Expert
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      May 14, 2024

      @Tim Sheasby I am not sure that \K is a new shortcut. I have been using it now for some versions of InDesign. For the unversed what it does is reset the match counter so it mimics the behaviour of positive lookbehind

      -Manan

      -Manan
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