Apply a character style to text that appears within parentheses

[Parny]

Hello. I've tried this (https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/grep-query/m-p/14365227) for applying a character style to text within parentheses but must not be changing the correct portion of the string to ( ). 

[Barb Binder]

Can you share a screenshot that includes the GREP style and the result?

~Barb

[Parny]

Hi Barb. No result yet. Kept saying no instance exists to find. Please see screenshots. I want to change the pink bold text in parentheses to the light black text, with the GREP string applying that set character style.

[Parny]

Or is it a Find/Change string, not using the GREP window?

[Parny]

I was trying the string \[\K[^\]]+?(?=\]), which was in a discussion early this year.

[Barb Binder]

You can do with the a GREP style but these strings can be tough to troubleshoot: could you show your GREP as is appears in the style options dialog box? (Not copy/paste the string here?)

~Barb

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Hi @Parny:

Nevermind! I see the issue. The OP was targeting text within brackets. You are targeting text within parentheses.

This would do it: \(\K[^\]]+?(?=\))

But: you want to include the parentheses., so

\(.+?\)

Since this is an entirely different question, I'm going to move it to its own thread.

~Barb

[Parny]

Barb, thanks for your help. I'm not handling this correctly still. I guess I didn't place \(.+?\) in its correct place in the string?

[Barb Binder]

Can you share your Paragraph Styel Options > GREP Style screenshot?

~Barb

[Parny]

Here is a page on which I changed the instances from pink bold to black light yesterday before stopping to post here. I so appreciate your stopping to help. By the way, could you recommend a particular resource to learn about GREP characters and groups? or whatever they are called.

[Barb Binder]

Yes, I highly recommend purchasing a copy of Peter Kahrel's book: GREP in InDesign. 

~Barb

https://www.amazon.com/GREP-InDesign-InDesignSecrets-Peter-Kahrel/dp/0982508387/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1L27...

[Parny]

Many thanks!