Note: PageZephyr and PageZephyr Search have been DISCONTINUED. Please see our Products page for current Markzware offerings. Markzware also has ID Util, which can help you to view Adobe InDesign stories.
Adobe InDesign text search, using Markzware‘s content search application, PageZephyr Search Mac:
PageZephyr Search is a stand-alone application from Markzware to search for text in InDesign files. Users can view or copy the InDesign text to editors, word processors or layout applications.
Find relevant text with a content search via Markzware‘s text search application. PageZephyr Search can search InDesign CS6, search InDesign CC and more, to find valuable content for your use.
Do you work in an Adobe Creative Suite or Creative Cloud INDD workflow? This video shows you how to find specific text in native files, using Markzware‘s search tool:
Adobe InDesign Text Search via PageZephyr Search Mac
PageZephyr Search can find relevant text in InDesign CS through InDesign CC files.
PageZephyr Search can:
- can read InDesign CS through InDesign CC files (InDesign v3-v9), whether created on Mac or Windows.
- archive old and new InDesign files.
- search the text of archived InDesign files for specific words.
- copy text from an InDesign file, without running the InDesign program.
- search an InDesign file archive for a specific word with InDesign installed on your Mac. (You can then open the InDesign file and see the found, highlighted word.)
How to do an Adobe InDesign Text Search with PageZephyr Search Mac:
- Type in the word to find.
- Hit Enter. (See files on the left and the file with the highlighted text on the right.)
- To see the word in context, right click “Show Selection in Document”. (With the InDesign version loaded, you can go to the highlighted word in the document.)
- To Copy and Paste the text out, click and drag to select text.
PageZephyr Search can search InDesign CC or CS files for Mac OS 10.7 or higher (and under Mavericks 10.9). You can buy this content search application via the PageZephyr Search page. See more desktop publishing (DTP) software for creative professionals on the Markzware Products page.
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Adobe InDesign Text Search via PageZephyr Search Mac