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056 Finding where that color is used

056 Finding where that color is used - InDesign Tutorial

From the course: InDesign Secrets

056 Finding where that color is used

Do you know what the Find/Change dialog box is missing? It's missing search for a color. There is really no way to do a comprehensive search throughout an entire document to find where a particular color is used. And you could search for text that is colored a particular color, in Find/Change, go to Find/Change > Text. Find Format, go down to Character Color and then choose any character that's filled with this particular color. I'll switch back to Any Swatch. You could search for an object that's filled or stroked with a color, but you can't run it the same time that you're searching for text that's filled with that color. You have to do it one at a time. In fact, it's just as bad as the text one actually, because you can search for an object that's filled with the color and stroked with that color, but you can't say and/or. They would have to be either both be filled with that color or then you do one search with a Fill and then the other search with the Stroke. But if you fill them…

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