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J Fiock
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February 23, 2018
Question

LSEP removal within InDesign CC?

  • February 23, 2018
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First of all, I am NOT our script writer/programmer, so please bear with me.  He is rather busy at the moment, so I'm trying to see if I can easily find the answer to this without getting him involved...

We've been running into a bunch of text files (mostly Word) that, when placed, import the LSEP character - which WILL print if not removed.

We can select one, then find/change within the ID find/change dialog easily.  It seems to be a glyph character created from  HTML code.  However, we script most of our file placement and preformatting, so is there a piece of code we can use to do this through scripting - not manually through the find/change dialog?  If you try to script using the unicode (U+2028), it searches for an infinite symbol ∞.

Below is a sample of what we're running into:

Members of Mount community embrace:

• Excellence in academic endeavors 


• Integration of life and learning 


• Respect and concern for all persons 


• Diversity of cultures and beliefs 


• Service to others 


Any help would be appreciated and sorry for my lack of scripting knowledge!

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J FiockAuthor
Participant
February 26, 2018

I pasted in the text last time.  Here's a screenshot, so you can see what I'm talking about.  This is from the Word file - and they are definitely NOT invisible! 

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Community Expert
LaubenderCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 26, 2018

Hi,
I think this problem came up in the forum at least once:
Re: Hidden Character not displaying?

Regards,
Uwe

Jongware
Community Expert
JongwareCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 24, 2018

I don't see that character in your screenshot (but maybe the problem is that it's invisible – then "yes! I can see it!").

InDesign comes with a standard script that can do a series of finds and changes: FindChangeByList.jsx. You only have to add your find/change to its data file.

But it is total overkill to use that script (or, as you are requesting, asking someone to write a new one) for just one single Find and Change operation. Do it once manually, then store it in the Find/Change presets list.

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