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GREP expression

I need help with a GREP expression to find and replace a variable group of words. The sentence always starts with the same two words (Bold italicized) and always ends with a (colon), but the bit in the middle varies. So I need to search for:

Bold italicized then any string of words then :

ie. starts with "Bold italicized", then any group of words, ends with ":"

For example:

Bold italicized May 6, 2010:

I will then apply some formatting to that text. Thank you.

Solution

  • This should do it, although this is a pretty simple one, so it seems like you should have been able to come up with this yourself, even as a beginner.

    ^Bold italicized.+?:

    If you want to learn a little bit more about how to use GREP, I would recommend the InDesign GREP reference.