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• • November 26, 2018 at 2:25 am #111818
    Lindsay Peddie

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    Hi there,
    I have an urgent 80 000+ name problem! can anybody help me?
    I have a list of a lot of names that looks like this (but obviously all the names are different):

    Name Surname • Name Surname • Name Surname • Name Surname • Name Surname • Name Surname • Name Surname • Name Surname • (etc etc)

    I need to work out a way (not manual!) to bold the surnames only. I have made a bold character style, is there a way I can find and replace the current text surname with a bold version?

    I would be so grateful for any help.
    Thank you!

  • November 26, 2018 at 2:35 am #111819
    Claudio Marconato

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    Hi Lindsay, you could apply the character style to the surname that is made by an uppercase letter followed by a sequence of lowercase letters (that is \u+) adding a positive lookahead with a space and a bullet.
    I don’t have the possibility to use InDesign now so I cannot write the complete GREP string.

  • November 26, 2018 at 4:03 am #111821
    Michel Allio for FRIdNGE

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    … Here, something like that:

    (\u[\w-]+)\K(?1)

    Best,
    Michel For FRIdNGE

  • November 26, 2018 at 4:20 am #111822
    Lindsay Peddie

    Member

    You are just amazing!
    Claudio I tried yours first, even before I received Michel’s, and it seems to have worked.
    I can’t thank you enough for you speedy help, it is so appreciated.

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