Add a Find/Replace grep to a paragraph style?

[epheweAll]

Hi I'm very new to Greps and I'm hoping to use the Find/Replace Grep "Multiple Space to Single Space" and insert that in my Paragraph Style GREP so I can just click once and fix everything. Is this possible?

I'd also like to remove Tabs and replace with a single space. Is there a Grep for that? And can it also be inserted into a Paragraph Style also?

Thanks for any help.

Cheers

john

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Hi John:

GREP is available in InDesign as both a Find/Change option to search for a pattern of characters and change characters to something else, OR as a paragraph style to search for a pattern and format it. You won't be able to embed a find/change into a paragraph style.

Your best bet is to just run the F/C once all the text files have been placed. If you are looking to remove all white space (spaces and tabs, for example) and replace them with a space try:

Find: \h+

Change: \s

If that is working for you, you can save it as a query with the Save Query button at the top of the dialog box.

~Barb

[epheweAll]

Hi Barb,

Thanks that takes out one extra step! Shame it can't go in a paragraph style but I'll live.

Cheers for your help. So fast too

[Barb Binder]

Happy to help.

~Barb

[FRIdNGE]

Hi Barb,

Just a comment: I'll never use such a regex in a "clean-up"! … Really too greedy and blind!

Especially about the tabulation.

Best,

Michel, for FRIdNGE