Use Find/Change to Find Tables
Our friend Rudi Warttmann originally wrote up this technique for the German-language Publishing Blog.ch. He graciously gave us permission to adapt his blog post (in English) here.
InDesign doesn’t provide a built-in way to search for tables within a document. However, since tables always are contained as inline graphics within a parent “character” of Unicode 0016, they can be found with a simple Find/Change. Just open the Find/Change dialog box, enter <0016> in the Find what field, and click the Find Next button.
Thanks for the great tip Rudi!
Find tables in InDesign
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Oh my GOD, I’ve been looking for something like that for ages. Thank you!
I admit, I missed it too. I tried and it worked.
However, the info panel didn’t display the unicode value for the table nor I was able to load the selected glyph in the Find/Change.
Any clues, where and how you come to know the unicode value for a table.
Strangely InDesign can only find it in TEXT mode. There is no match in GREP mode using \x{0016}
Very helpful when you have to pick-up another designer’s InDesign document and you have no idea how they assembled the layout.
But if you choose a command “Change All” something strange happens. Some ghost lines appear in place of the tables – the cursor catches them, but you can not select them automatically. You have to delete them manually.
Great, I was looking for that!!! Thanks!
Does exist some code even for InLine anchor objects?
of course there is – ^a
you can find it under find what: >Markers>Anchored object Marker
WOW!! Thanks for the really great tip!!
I like your Blog. It’s a useful information about advantage of tables. Thanks for sharing the post.
Great tip!
But after you find a table, how do you make a change, say to a table style?