Character style between brackets

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January 3, 2019
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I have a long document where they did not use commenting but instead used [[ this is my comment ]]

Is there a way to script/GREP InDesign so that I can apply a character style (color:red) to everything between the brackets?

Also if there are any good GREP learning sites out there, let me know. It is something I really want to get better at for 2019

Thanks

Dax

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Correct answer Barb Binder

Hi Dax:

You can use a Grep Find/Change

Find what: \[\[ (.*?) \]\]
Change to: $1
Change Format: Red

~Barb

Barb Binder

Community Expert

As for how to get started, I recommend fellow ACI Peter Kahrel's book from O'Reilly, fellow ACI [Jongware]'s online resources and Michael Murphy's GREP class on Lynda.com as a start.

Peter's book: GREP in InDesign [Book]

[Jongware]'s resources:

Adobe InDesign CS6 (8.0) Object Model JS: FindGrepPreference

Adobe InDesign CS6 (8.0) Object Model JS: ChangeGrepPreference

Lynda: Learning GREP with InDesign

And of course, ask here. I'm just a GREP newbie. There are some other talented folks who will respond here, in addition to the ones already mentioned.

~Barb

Edit: [Jongware] are those the right links?

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training