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1. Re: Get rid of all index markups in a copy?
Ellis home Feb 23, 2014 10:10 AM (in response to straightlife)In Indesign you could use Find/Change/GREP/Find what/Markers/ and choose the markers you want to get rid of and Change to nothing.
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2. Re: Get rid of all index markups in a copy?
straightlife Feb 24, 2014 12:57 PM (in response to Ellis home)Thanks.
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3. Re: Get rid of all index markups in a copy?
pkahrel Feb 24, 2014 2:49 PM (in response to straightlife)That dletes page references, but leaves cross-references in the index and all topics. This one-line script nukes the index entirely:
app.documents[0].indexes[0].topics.everyItem().remove()
Peter
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4. Re: Get rid of all index markups in a copy?
Ellis home Feb 24, 2014 2:56 PM (in response to pkahrel)Thanks Peter. Good to know.
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5. Re: Get rid of all index markups in a copy?
straightlife Feb 25, 2014 3:38 PM (in response to pkahrel)Drat! I got impatient. Have already exported with all invisibles and have been formatting the word doc. And, drat again, must delete 'em one by one in word. No search and replace for such a complicated and variable string.
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6. Re: Get rid of all index markups in a copy?
Ellis home Feb 25, 2014 4:13 PM (in response to straightlife)Did you try Peter's script? This is how to install scripts: http://indesignsecrets.com/how-to-install-a-script-in-indesign-that-you-found-in-a-forum-o r-blog-post.php
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7. Re: Get rid of all index markups in a copy?
straightlife Feb 25, 2014 5:08 PM (in response to Ellis home)No, it was too late.
But on the discussion board for Word, somebody gave me a way to search and replace all those markups!
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8. Re: Get rid of all index markups in a copy?
straightlife May 11, 2014 5:40 PM (in response to pkahrel)Thanks, finally had an opportunity to use the script. Thanks. Works like a dream! Thanks Ellis home for sending me to the info for installing the script!

