in-tools.com - Topic: Reverse order names as headers.

Harbs on Reverse order names as headers.

Mon, 30 Nov 2015 03:09:40 -0500

Looks good to me.

Thanks for helping out!

Michel on Reverse order names as headers.

Sat, 28 Nov 2015 04:32:04 -0500

Hi,

Assuming first/last names can't be easily identified, I think a first Grep research could be useful to "mark" them with a specific char style (0 option).
Then, the header variable would be based on this char style.
The last thing, invert the first and the last name and add a comma-space between them.
With names as Warren Buffet or John F. Kennedy, we could use:

(\u\H+)\h(\u\H+\h)?(\u\H+)
$3, $1

[ID CC 2015 + Power Headers v. 2.0.9]

@ Gabe, if I'm wrong, thanks to tell me!

Harbs on Reverse order names as headers.

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:19:17 -0400

Depending on how the names are input, you might be able to use GREP Processors to solve your problem.

Are all the last names a single word? If yes, you can use something like this:

Find: (.+) (\w+)

Change: $2, $1

If the middle initial always has a period after it, you can use that as part of a GREP.

Another possibilty would be to insert zero space characters and use them as delimiters for our GREP expression.

Harbs

mtames on Reverse order names as headers.

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:07:09 -0400

I'm working on a project where the headers are the names of authors within the book. We need to have them displayed in "last name, first name" format, however some authors have a middle innitial or middle name that needs to follow the first name. We are experimenting with Power Headers in hopes that it will allow us to create headers in this format without having to use invisible text. If you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate them.

Thanks,

Matt