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August 1, 2017
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I need a Find and Replace to fix sentences that end with no space after the period.

  • August 1, 2017
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I have an InDesign file where many sentences  are not separated.Like this. Can anyone help me?

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    Correct answer winterm

    Ah, no GREP - no fun

    Alternatively, find any punctuation mark before the uppercase letter, and insert a space between them:

    Find:

    ([[:punct:]])(\u)

    Change to:

    $1\s$2

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    ConquestAuthor
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    August 1, 2017

    Thank you so much!...that solved the problem and instantly replace 300+ mistakes. Cheers Winterm!

    Jongware
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    JongwareCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 1, 2017

    The most logical fix would be to replace all periods with period+space, then remove any possible double spaces. Is there a reason why you can't do that?

    winterm
    wintermCorrect answer
    Legend
    August 1, 2017

    Ah, no GREP - no fun

    Alternatively, find any punctuation mark before the uppercase letter, and insert a space between them:

    Find:

    ([[:punct:]])(\u)

    Change to:

    $1\s$2

      Ussnorway7605025
      Ussnorway7605025
      Legend
      August 1, 2017

      moved to Indesign forum

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      ConquestAuthor
      Known Participant
      August 1, 2017

      Thank you.

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