GREP in InDesign, 3rd edition, by Peter Kahrel
We’re pleased to announce InDesignSecrets’ latest publication, the 3rd edition of Peter Kahrel’s seminal ebook, GREP in InDesign. It’s a 129-page PDF, formatted for easy reading on screen, with plenty of screenshots, and fully bookmarked, hyperlinked, and cross-referenced to make navigating it a breeze.
Harness the Power of GREP in InDesign
You may have read how GREP can save you time in InDesign. You may have heard the production pros talk about it. You’ve seen the GREP tab in Find/Change, and the GREP Style panel in Paragraph Style Options, and wondered, what is it exactly, and why would I use it, and how?
GREP in InDesign is your answer. Armed with this wonderful guide full of real-world examples of using GREP to fix and format text in InDesign, you can learn the ins and outs of this powerful tool. It starts out with the basics—what’s the difference between Text and GREP Find/Change? How do I use GREP to find patterns of text (e.g., 4-digit years, any text between parentheses) and how do I apply formatting to that, or change what it found, throughout the document? Peter continues with in-depth, more complicated examples, such as swapping first and last names in lists, chaining GREP queries, and using wildcards, lookarounds, and locations in your searches.
A page from Chapter 8, “Replacing with Wildcards”
You’re free to select GREP strings from the PDF to copy and paste into the GREP fields in your own InDesign documents to see the magic happen!
Peter takes care to break down and explain more complicated GREP expressions, increasing your comfort level and understanding of what looks intimidating at first:
From Chapter 14, “GREP Styles,” Peter breaks down a complex expression you can use to automatically format a Table of Contents.
Whether you are a beginner or advanced user, this in-depth guide will give you the tools to supercharge your work. The author, Peter Kahrel, is one of the world’s leading experts on InDesign automation and scripting. GREP in InDesign is the classic textbook you need to not just understand GREP but to use it well.
This article was last modified on February 14, 2024
This article was first published on November 9, 2018
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