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Im having issues with code below. I inherited the previous designer documents  would like to unlock, delete & create margins to the master pages. I'm no an expert but knows a little bit.

 

 

tellapplication "Adobe InDesign CS4"

  activate

  setmyDocumenttodocument 1

  tellview preferencesofactive document

 

  --Set horizontal and vertical measurement units to inches.

  setruler origintopage origin

  sethorizontal measurement unitstoinches

  setvertical measurement unitstoinches

  endtell

 

  --change margins of the master spread

  setmyMasterSpreadtomaster spread 1 ofmyDocument

  tellmargin preferencesofpage 1 ofmyMasterSpread

  -- page margins and columns.

  setleftto ".5" --outside

  settopto ".5 in"

  setrightto ".75 in" --inside

  setbottomto ".75 in"

  endtell

--Page margins right  master page

  tellmargin preferencesofpage 2 ofmyMasterSpread

  setleftto ".5" --inside

  settopto ".5 in"

  setrightto ".75 in" --outside

  setbottomto ".5 in"

  endtell


  --create guides on master pages 1 & 2

  --** currently not working

  setmyMasterSpreadtomaster spread 1 ofmyDocument

  tellguide preferencesofpage 1 ofmyMasterSpread

  setguides lockedtofalse

  setruler guides colortoorange

 

  --tell page 1 of myDocument

  deleteguides

  makeguidewith properties {orientation:vertical, location:".25"}

  makeguidewith properties {orientation:vertical, location:"7.6875"}

  makeguidewith properties {orientation:horizontal, location:".25"}

  makeguidewith properties {orientation:horizontal, location:"10.25"}

  --end tell

 

  tellguide preferencesofpage 2 ofmyMasterSpread

  deleteguides

  makeguidewith properties {orientation:vertical, location:".25"}

  makeguidewith properties {orientation:vertical, location:"7.6875"}

  makeguidewith properties {orientation:horizontal, location:".25"}

  makeguidewith properties {orientation:horizontal, location:"10.25"}

  endtell

endtell

endtell


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