unable to find and replace dollar sign indesign

[ashimg23377171]

Hi

I am working on a table where i wish to remove all the dollar signs.

I am doing the find and replace option, but it does not work.

what could i be missing here.

Screenprint below:

Any guidance would be appreciated.

[Test Screen Name]

$ means something special in GREP, but why not sure why you are using grep at all? Just an ordinary replace (TEXT) should do it.

[vladan saveljic · Accepted solution]

I see grep search in your screenshot.

The dollar sign in grep search means "End of Paragraph [location]".

Use text search instead

[ashimg23377171]

Yes, thanks so much. i guess i was a bit hasty.

Thank you all

[Laubender]

Hi ashimg23377171 ,

if you like to find a $ in the text with GREP just use the following pattern:

\$

You are "escaping" the Dollar sign with a back slash, so GREP is searching for a $ in the text.

Alternatively you could also search for the unicode value of the $ that is 0024 with this pattern:

\x{0024}

Regards,
Uwe