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Hello all!
I am wondering if there is Grep code that can be used to search for any
superscript digits or characters in Indesign? For some reason I haven't been
able to discover what it is yet..
Thanks for your help!
I was on my iPad before. Here is a screen shot:
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You can do it with a regular text search for formatting. Is there a reason you need GREP?
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I was on my iPad before. Here is a screen shot:
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Hi Awitmer—just clarifying Jane's correct answer, above. You don't need GREP to simply locate text or digits that are using superscript: If there is something behind the question, maybe you do, so in that case come back and let us know. Otherwise:
Edit > Find/Change
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Thank you so much for your replies!
I had forgotten that I could find superscript characters with a regular search for text formatting. The reason I was wondering about the grep code was because I was wanting to create a grep style in a paragraph style that would automatically grab all superscript characters and format them with a character style. I suppose that I could just do this formatting in the Find/Change dialog.
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Find > Basic Character > Superscript
Change to > Character Style > NameOfYourCharStyle
Unless it's a Footnote. You can apply a Character Style in Footnote Options directly.
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GREP styles would not have worked here anyway. You can only include characters to match in a GREP style, no formatting.
(One possible way to make it work with a GREP style would be to replace all faux superscripts with actual Unicode superscript characters - but there are very few fonts that do have 'em, even only for numbers.)
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Ok, I get what you are saying. For some reason I was thinking that the superscript characters were characters of their own and not just regular characters with the “superscript” formatting applied.
Thanks all for your help!