In this InDesign how-to video, Erica Gamet uses the power of GREP to automatically style any negative dollar amounts in red. By finding a consistent pattern in the text, this automation can be built into a paragraph style so the style change will happen on-the-fly.
This comes from Erica’s upcoming session at CreativePro Week 2022 in Washington, D.C. May 9-13.
This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on April 22, 2022
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