MUTIPLE text selection

[Alberto Douglas Scotti]

It would be great the possibility to select different words in the same text (I mean in different places), just to change them with a single action!

[Gord@APL]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but that sounds very much like you want to use 'Edit > Find/Change...', and then 'Change All'

[Alberto Douglas Scotti]

no, I mean thet in your sentence, i'd like to select e.g. the words "missing", "sounds" and "want" at the same time!

I mean DIFFERENT words in order to apply e.g an italic...

Thanks a lot for your attention

[Gord@APL]

Much as that might be useful, that would require a significant change in the way text is handled. Every word would have to be its own object rather than a flow of text.

On balance, that doesn't seem like a sensible way of handling text in InDesign.

[Alberto Douglas Scotti]

as an editor and proofreader, it would be great for me an option to apply the same font/style to different words. I mean a simple shortcut alt+cmd+something in order to select not adjacent items...

thanks a lot

[FRIdNGE]

Associate a keyboard shortcut to the "Italic" char style as, e.g., "opt-<" that only needs your thumb-index finger left hand AND select a word with 2 mouse-clicks with your right hand + playing "opt-<".

You'll have to select the word anyway!! =D

(^/)  The Jedi

[FRIdNGE]

… Or Use the "Eye-dropper" with dragging-selecting! Funny too!

(^/)

[Willi Adelberger]

Multiple text selections are not possible in InDesign.

But apply a character style and change it if aou want to change their apearance with one command.

[Alberto Douglas Scotti]

"Multiple text selections are not possible in InDesign."

OK this is the ultimate answer, thanks. Sometimes NO is a good answer, thank you a lot

[tomlamers]

Of course this is possible, if I understand your question correctly,  with Find/Change. Click GREP. Fill in the Search for-field, like this: missing|sounds|want

Then click on Change design, select character style Italic, then click Change all. Done!

[Willi Adelberger]

With find you can select only on text per step, but not multiple selections, as text can in InDesign only be selected in a piece.