Thank you to everyone who responded. I appreciate the help and I will try using
the hex code. Yes, I did try copying and pasting the dash to the find field
first before posting and no joy.藍
But one of these responses will definitely work!
TGIF,
Tammy
Sent from my iPhone. Blame Steve Jobs for any
Tammy,
I try to work in Unicode whenever I’m straying outside of the realm of 8-bit
characters as each app has its own weird shortcuts.
In Frame’s find box the syntax \u works, with each # representing the hex
digit in Unicode.
So, for endashes, use \u2013. Unicode values can be easily
You should be able to enter the character in the Find field using the Alt code,
then choose a replacement, and use Find Next + Replace (carefully!) to verify
desired results.
If the Find dialog doesn't let you enter the Alt code, enter it in Notepad or
something, copy it, and paste the copied
Try searching for \=.
-Original Message-
From: Framers On
Behalf Of Tammy Van Boening
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2024 19:12
To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.
Subject: [Framers] Searching for an en dash in a big FM document
I have a legacy book (oh joy) in which
I have a legacy book (oh joy) in which I want to do a search and replace for
all the en dashes. I know that the ALT code for this special character is
Alt+0150. Is there a way to search all the files in the FM book using this code
and if so, what do I select for the Find option - not a
