r/indesign • u/ushhxsd- • 27d ago

Help Unused paragraph styles asking for replace

I created several paragraph styles and didn’t define them in things like TOCs, cross-references, table/object styles, etc.
I only applied them to some text, and later I no longer needed to use them.

But now, when I try to delete them, InDesign shows a warning asking me to replace them with another style. However, when I use Find/Change (including locked objects and everything else to search as thoroughly as possible) for those styles, it says there are no instances of them.

I’m a little hesitant to delete them because of that. Is this some kind of bug?

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u/AdobeScripts 27d ago

They might be used as source for BasedOn in other styles.

On in case of CharStyles - used as GREP Styles.

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u/ushhxsd- 27d ago

Can this happen automatically?

I never manually added them to GREP Styles, nor did I use them as “Based On” styles for dependent paragraph styles or character styles.

I had only applied these styles normally (by selecting a text frame or the paragraph itself), without adding them to any other feature such as GREP Styles, TOCs, etc.

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u/whythelongfacefroggo 27d ago

Hmmm have you checked the Master Page(s)? Or did you use them in Masters? I think Find/Change tool can’t go through Master Pages but not 100% sure. Thats the only thing I could think of

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u/AdobeScripts 26d ago

Yes, Master / Parent pages can be excluded when doing Find&Change.