How to find whole paragarph?
Hi All, How to finding a word and getting a parent paragarph of the word. Regards,Learner
View ArticleExport to Excel...from ID CS5
Hi there, my coworker posted something similar on the InDesign forums but I thought I would ask over in scripting as well. I've also searched tho forums and found alot of info on importing from excel...
View ArticleApply a paragraph style to the first cell of the first row of a table
I want to apply a paragraph style to the first cell of the first row of a table.I’m using JavaScript with ID CS 5. Thanks.
View ArticleExtendScript Oddity with File/Folder on Mac OS X
Here's a really odd one, happens on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 with InDesign CS5.5. Enter the following little InDesign Script in ExtendScript Toolkit, and run it targeting InDesign CS5.5: // Create a path...
View ArticleWhich .dll contains the Splash Screen?
Hey gang, Do any of you know which .dll file within Adobe InDesign CS6 contains the startup splash png image file? Best, Mike Witherell, ACE
View ArticleRelease all anchored objects at once
Dear All, I want to release an all anchored objects from my file. All anchors are created inside the table. I am using InDesign CS4. I have a file for 4 pages which is containing more than 150 images...
View ArticleMultiple number change - old to new - CC version
Hi all, Can anyone help me out with the following: I got a document which have got around 200 article numbers which need be changed from the old number to a new number, desciption, image etc will not...
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Character/Paragraph Style Hilight colors
In May 2010 Marc Autret posted this interesting blog: Show Local Formatting in InDesign CS4/CS5, where he shows how an undocumented feature of InDesign can be put to good use. If you set...
View ArticleInDesign ExtendScript...is this worth learning?
Hello,I have been trying to learn AppleScripting so that I might automate more of my of my InDesign stuff. When searching for more books, I came across a book by Shirley W.Hopkins called automating...
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ID CC SUI - Insane Daft Crazy Cuckoo Stupid Useless Idiotic
Ok. I must admit the title might be a bit on the negative side but there's a reason for that. In the 20 minutes or so that I have tried out some of SUI stuff on ID CC these are some of the problems I...
View ArticleFont Converter .ps to .otf
Hi ALL, Any font converter or any solution from postscript fonts(.ps) to open type fonts(.otf). Font i want to convert is "SassoCPMPri" Can anyone give solution for this. RegardsBEGINNER
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how to make own crop marks in indesign CS5
HaloMaster..Iwant tomake ascripcropmarkownusejavascrip..cropmarkstandardInDesignonly butIwant toadd acolorbaritselfusingPDFFileIhaveadded ascrip function myDisplayDialog(){ var myDialog =...
View ArticleReplace fonts in InDesign CS6, js
Hi, is it possible to replace document fonts on document level in Indesign without going through every text object looking for them? Let's say replace all Times with Times New Roman. Thank you.
View Article[JS] Menu Added via Scripting Moves
I've been able to sucessfully add items to the InDesign menu thanks in part to Marijan Tompa's (tomaxxi) blog post http://indisnip.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/create-customized-menu/ My test code (below)...
View ArticleCan Dialogs remember last used settings?
I have a script that launches a dialog. A user can pick a few dropdown and checkbox options. Is there a way to store the last used settings for the next time the dialog pops up? Do native indesign...
View ArticleGrab graphic layer option by item name
Hello,I can easily acess a graphic's layer option by using the following: var doc = app.activeDocument.allGraphics;doc[0].graphicLayerOptions.graphicLayers.itemByName( "Orange").currentVisibility =...
View ArticleInsert text without picking up local overrides
Okay, time to give up and ask for help.... I'm trying to write an Extendscript that will insert tags around a text style range without picking up the formatting of the text style range. For example, I...
View Articlescript for running multiple find/change queries
Working on a large ID book document (*.indb), I have saved several dozens of Find/Change Queries (named "col01", "col02" etc.) that I run on "All documents". For a particular reason I have to run these...
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Need a stop block in my script
Hi Forum,, I was very helpfull to learn from vamitul and Jarek previous thread help... but still i'm lagging here and my mind blocked.... my script now find for the previous paragraph last character...
View ArticleScript to make text frame or table cell hit precise depth - ID5.5
Is there a script out there which can make a text frame or maybe a table cell adjust to a fixed depth of a centimetre. ie 6cm or 7cm when filled with text?
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