Search using grep expressions – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Search the entire document or All Documents to search all open documents.
Story
Search all text in the currently selected frame, including text in other threaded text frames and overset text. Select
Stories to search stories in all selected frames. This option appears only if a text frame is selected or an insertion point
is placed.
To End Of Story
Search from the insertion point. This option appears only if an insertion point is placed.
Selection
Search only selected text. This option appears only if text is selected.
Include Locked Layers
Searches for text on layers that have been locked using the Layer Options dialog box. You cannot replace text on locked
layers.
Include Locked Stories
Searches for text in stories that have been checked out as part of an InCopy workflow. You cannot replace text in locked
stories.
Include Hidden Layers
Searches for text on layers that have been hidden using the Layer Options dialog box. When text on a hidden layer is
found, you can see highlighting where the text appears, but you cannot see the text. You can replace text on hidden
layers.
Text in a hidden condition is always omitted from searching.
Include Master Pages
Searches for text on master pages.
Include Footnotes
Searches footnote text.
Case Sensitive
Searches for only the word or words that exactly match the capitalization of the text in the Find What box. For example,
a search for PrePress won’t find Prepress, prepress, or PREPRESS.
Whole Word
Disregards search characters if they are part of another word. For example, if you search for any as a whole word,
InDesign disregards many.
Search using GREP expressions
On the GREP tab of the Find/Change dialog box, you can construct GREP expressions to find alphanumeric strings
and patterns in long documents or many open documents. You can enter the GREP metacharacters manually or choose
them from the Special Characters For Search list. GREP searches are case-sensitive by default.
InDesign Secrets provides a list of GREP resources at
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Choose Edit > Find/Change, and click the GREP tab.