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GREP Style Inquiry: Adding a period to an abbreviation that doesn't already have one?

Community Beginner ,
Jul 12, 2023 Jul 12, 2023

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Hey there, 

 

I'm currently in the throws of creating an in-depth directory for the US Forest Service- which has resulted in my having to utilize GREP Styles- which has been fabulously effective. 

 

The only thing I was given was a very poorly executed (disorganized, poor punctuation, that kind of thing) spreadsheet. So, yea- Scripts and GREP have really saved me here. 

 

Anyway, I have stumbled across something I'm sure will prove to be very simple to all you Adobe Wizards; I'm hoping I may tap into your wisdom.

 

I need to add a period to the abbreviation "Ext" so that it reads "Ext."

I've only been successful so far in adding a period to all instances of "Ext", even if that already have a period- which results in many of the instances reading "Ext.." - How do I avoid that? 

 

Thank you in advance,

 - Vitto

 

 

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Community Expert ,
Jul 12, 2023 Jul 12, 2023

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is this an acrobat question?

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Jul 12, 2023 Jul 12, 2023

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Woops, I apologize! The program is InDesign.

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Jul 12, 2023 Jul 12, 2023

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in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post if it helps you get responses.



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Oh, my bad lol.

I'll go ahead and re-post to the InDesign Support Community! Totally thought I did that to begin with, thank you for pointing me in the right direction!!

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no need. i moved your post.

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Ext(?!\.)

 

Use the above search. It looks for Ext without a period immediately following it. You can see the only instance it found below.

Screenshot 2023-07-12 at 3.36.08 PM.png

 

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