Again… thank you, Peter. I updated the script and it works perfectly! It now only finds the whole word or phrase. I also tested removing a word from the list that was previously flagged and reran the script. That word was no longer highlighted. What a way to end the week. I appreciate your time and effort.

This is awesome… I can’t wait to give it a go. Now that my two-week marathon of project deadlines are completed, I now have the time to circle back to this one. I will for sure send a follow up once I have. Thanks again to everyone, especially Peter Kahrel! And how awesome that it inspired an article by Mike. BTW, Peter… I’m still working through your GREP book. I love learning GREP and finding ways to “work smarter, not harder” in using it.

Thank you, Peter. The GREP style can work, however, some words may be able to stay and not be replaced, depending how they are used in a sentence. For example, if one of the risk words is “all” the GREP would be applied to it, however, it might be okay in a certain sentence.

So, if I create character style to “flag” them and a particular word can stay, it’s tied to the GREP style and I can’t simply apply a “none” character style. I’ll have to think this through some more.

Thanks David…that’s what I was afraid of. I conduct Basic InDesign training (6 hours) for my company (22,000+) once a quarter, mainly for our marketing folks and those that support them. They are designed for new hires and those who may not have started on the best foot with it, as well explain how we use it within the company. Although it’s not really necessary for my job (as they already see me as their InDesign expert), it’s largely self-gratification of achieving such honor. In preparing for ACP, I did had to learn so much more than my day-to-day stuff, and after 20 years of working with InDesign it was great to uncover new stuff. I am a LinkedIn Learning junkie, so that may be my only avenue to continue my exploration and discovery of the world of InDesign. (SMILE)

Thanks David! I think the Find/Change script options is a good start, but not all words will have a equivalent change… if that makes sense. So, for instance, if a word is identified, it could be replace by different words or a phrase. Example: if “always” is found, it should be changed to “in specific situations.” Or, if “all” is found, it could be change to “most, usually, all specified, some, etc.” I was approach with hoping to find a solution about a year ago, but only now getting to it. Maybe the “FindChangeByList” could work, as long as is it doesn’t require a “change” word associated with it. I’ll also look to see if IndexMatic could work too. I’m brainstorming too…

Thanks again David. Yeah, it was accomplished in the Word file I am working from, but no worries. It’s not something that I do often, so for the sake of getting the project out the door, I’ll do it manually.

Thanks David for the quick response. I think mine is a little more complex than that. And yes, I have created a new paragraph style, with Level 1 using capital letters in the numbers field. I even added the word Appendix so it show up in from of one on that level. All good with level 1. Now, regarding the next 2 levels…see below…
So in Section 2, my level 2 reads:
2.1 XYZ Heading
Level 3 reads:
2.1.1 XYZ Heading
Now when I get to Appendix A, level 2 should read (which should reflect the main section):
A2.1 XYZ Heading
Level 3 should be:
A2.1.1
My multi-level lists are working perfectly in my document’s main sections, but I can’t quite get the levels working properly to incorporate the numbers beyond the “A2.” (as shown above). This report is due next week, so if I can’t get it to work, I’ll have to manually apply the text. Thanks