Change Registration Text to Black in Indesign

[brent]

We received a 500+ page file from a client. They set all the text as registration. Ugh. Is there a way to globally change the registration Colored text to just black?

 

[InvisSoul]

Find and replace with the text color my friend.

 

[mwc]

Simply use the find/change function and define the colors in the Format box.

 

[brent]

LOL....Thats what I figured, but I can't find it anywhere in the find and replace palette. Ugh. Feel silly.

 

[brent]

found it...thanks. Need more coffee!

 

[Stephen Marsh]

Another option is to use a very simply script.

ALL text will be made black, so watch out for exceptions that are coloured (save the text as a .jsx file, ensure quotes are straight and not curly).

function makeAllTextBlack() {
        var doc, blackColor;
        if( !app.documents.length ){ return; }

        doc = app.activeDocument;
        blackColor = doc.colors.itemByName ( "Black" );
        if ( !blackColor.isValid )
        {
            blackColor = doc.colors.add( {colorSpace:ColorSpace.CMYK, model:ColorModel.PROCESS, colorValue:[0,0,0,100], name:"Black"} );
        }
        try
        {
            doc.stories.everyItem().fillColor = blackColor;
            alert("done");
        }
        catch(e)
        {
            alert(e+" "+e.line);
        }
    }

    makeAllTextBlack();

 

[Stephen Marsh]

This javascript will only change registration colour to black:

// Convert registration color to black
// https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1990206
var doc = app.activeDocument;
app.findObjectPreferences = app.changeObjectPreferences = null;
app.findObjectPreferences.fillColor = "Registration"; 
app.changeObjectPreferences.fillColor = "Black"; 
app.changeObject();
app.findObjectPreferences = app.changeObjectPreferences = null;
app.findObjectPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.changeObjectPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; 
app.findObjectPreferences = app.changeObjectPreferences = null;
app.findObjectPreferences.strokeColor = "Registration"; 
app.changeObjectPreferences.strokeColor = "Black"; 
app.changeObject();
app.findObjectPreferences = app.changeObjectPreferences = null;
app.findObjectPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.changeObjectPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; 
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences.fillColor = "Registration"; 
app.changeTextPreferences.fillColor = "Black"; 
app.changeText();
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; 
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences.strokeColor = "Registration"; 
app.changeTextPreferences.strokeColor = "Black"; 
app.changeText();
app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;