How to Batch edit hyperlinks in InDesign?

[ericar97403318]

I imported an Excel spreadsheet of media coverage into my ID document, which includes hyperlinks. What I'm trying to do is batch edit each hyperlink so instead of showing as "http : / / www(dot)xxx(dot)com" it shows as "Link," but when I do it manually it deletes the entire hyperlink. Is there a better way to do this besides manually for 200+ pieces of coverage?

{Renamed by MOD}

{Link sanitized by MOD}

[Srishti Bali]

Hi Erica,

Thanks for reaching out. As per your query, you are trying to Batch Change Hyperlinks across the InDesign document. Here is a detailed article about it: https://indesignsecrets.com/batch-change-hyperlinks-across-a-whole-indesign-document.php

Let us know if this helps or if you need any further assistance.

Regards,

Srishti

[Stephen Marsh]

Try this script for batch replacing the actual URL info:

Re: Batch rename Hyperlinks

However, I believe that you don't actually wish to change the actual link, just the text "description".

You can do this with a GREP Find/Replace, preserving the actual link.

Now, what the actual GREP FIND code should be is debatable, however, this worked for my simple tests:

(http|https|ftp|ftps)\:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,3}(\/\S*)?

Or this one would be more robust:

(?:(?:https?|ftp):\/\/|\b(?:[a-z\d]+\.))(?:(?:[^\s()<>]+|\((?:[^\s()<>]+|(?:\([^\s()<>]+\)))?\))+(?:\((?:[^\s()<>]+|(?:\(?:[^\s()<>]+\)))?\)|[^\s`!()\[\]{};:'".,<>?«»“”‘’]))?

The REPLACE text would just be:

Link