How to break link to cell/table style in a selection
I can break link to cell/table style in a current document, but if I want to do it in a selection, it seem error, anyone would help me to fix it? Script A (For Document is...
View Articlechronological order number needs in index numbers to be changed as ndash
Hi allI have a task to complete the below requirement for Index part in a book. Please help me.I have sequence of numbers like this,Index1, 26, 35, 36, 37, 47Index2, 65, 78, 79, 89, 90I need to change...
View ArticleReset findTextPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle?
Hi, Does anyone know how to reset the findTextPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle value? A script I'm working on uses InDesign's findTextPreferences to search for a paragraph style, e.g.:...
View ArticleHow do I delete all empty graphics frames from a document?
I have data merged a document and need to remove all the empty graphics frames as quick as possible. I have found solutions for deleting empty text frames but not graphics frames. Can somebody help...
View Articlehi i want to create a shape with multiple point
My original text frame is: All character make by using the pen tool pointI used that script(shows below) for first 2 character of that text frame which is create by the use of pen and pencil tool...
View ArticleScript that Selects All items on all pages
Is possible to copy all content in all pages ? , I'm creating a contact sheet(like yearbook page) with datamerge of a bunch of students, so I create a merge document with all students in individual...
View ArticlePlace snippet script
Hi all, I am working on a script that is asking InDesign to place a snippet into the slug of whatever document is created. The problem is I don't seem to have control over the placement coordinates of...
View ArticleSpecific Colour changing Script from RGB to CMYK
I need to change the RGB values (imported from word) to specific CMYK values in Indesign (its not a straight swop) so I need a script or a similar plug-in that enables me to input the colour values for...
View ArticleDelete character in file names
Hi, I need a help to rename some of the files. i.e. delete some characters of a files. eg. XX_5182179_ETERNITY_25TH_MB_AB_XYX_abc.ttjseg. XX_4182229_ETERNITY_21TH_MB_AB_XYX_abc.ttjs like above eg. i...
View ArticleScriptUI: replacing images
When you use graphic files (such as PNGs) for images, you can change the contents of an image control. The following script sets an image (iconA) but immediately replaces it with iconB, so that by the...
View ArticleCan I build a script to delete unused masters in CS2?
Can it be done? I've tried to build a script to select unused masters and delete them, but so far have been unsuccessful. Whats more is when I googled it I didn't really get anything... is it even...
View ArticleTextFrame.extractLabel() cannot work with instances of this class
I have two functions, each of which get passed a text frame and read the labels of that frame.The first uses textframe.contents = "" to erase the text (which is then replaced). they work fine if I call...
View ArticleID 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 ArticleEnable Comment XML in InDesign
Hi All, I want to enable all comment tag in InDesign before exporting to xml. It is viewed in InDesign Structure Panel like the following picture. Thanks,Mahesh
View ArticleSend response to dialog
I typically have app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.NEVER_INTERACT at the begining of my scripts. But when duplicating a swatch, InDesign only seems to duplciat the...
View ArticleNew CS4 features
At Dave's suggestion, I'm starting a thread for discussing new scripting features is CS4. I'd divide new features into three categories: 1) improvements/additions to the InDesign DOM, 2) improvements...
View ArticleHelp, please, with a beforeQuit script
The script uses a beforeQuit event handler to copy InDesign libraries from one folder to another. Some of the libraries are large and the process takes a while. I would like to display a progress bar...
View ArticleMulti-page InDesign document to single-page InDesign documents script?
I'm looking for a script that can take a multi-page Mac InDesign CS2/CS3 document and split it into single-page InDesign documents. Any ideas or comments?
View ArticleSearch Object Style and Delete the Text Frame
I try to search all object Style named Footer and delete the text frame in all opened documents, but It can only delete the text Frame in active Document, anyone can help me to fix it (for all opened...
View Articlespecify target in URLs for buttons or hyperlink settings
I've been searching for hours on this simple question. How can you specify target="_blank" on a URL? I have an InDesign CS5 document with many hyperlinks in it. Actually they have been formatted as...
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