Scripting, Scripting in indesign, Scripts panel and script label panel overview – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Integration with Creative Cloud Add-ons via the Browse Add-ons menu
You can search and install plug-ins, extensions, and more for Adobe InDesign and other products from th
website.
• To add-on InDesign with the additional plug-ins select Window > Browse Add-ons. These add-ons can be free or
paid. All the installed/acquired plug-ins from the creative cloud app for InDesign get synced to InDesign from this
workflow. It takes you to the browse add-ons webpage.
• These add-ons are later visible in Window > Extensions, downloads or location mentioned in the where to find
description of the add-on. To view the add-ons you have downloaded, go to the browse add-ons webpage and in the
left side pane of the webpage there is an option of View my add-ons. It also lists for which products and respective
versions these add-ons are supported on.
When file-syncing is ON, the browse add-ons sync to the creative cloud account.
Scripting
Scripting in InDesign
Scripting is a great tool for performing a variety of tasks. A script can be as simple as an automated common task or as
complex as an entire new feature. You can create your own scripts, and you can run scripts that other people have
created. For more information on scripting, see the Scripting Guide, scripting requirements, and other developer
resources at
The Scripting Guide contains an introduction to scripting and tutorials. You can also find a number of useful scripts
that you can run, such as a script that draws guides around the selected object. Some of these scripts appear by default
in the Scripts panel.
Scripts panel and Script Label panel overview
InDesign includes two panels for scripting: the Scripts panel and the Script Label panel.
The Scripts panel is where you run scripts without leaving InDesign. The Scripts panel displays the scripts that are
located in the Scripts folders in the InDesign application folder and in your Preferences folders. If you create or receive
a script, you can place it in the Scripts Panel folder so that it shows up in the Scripts panel.
Mac OS
Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/[version]/[language]/Scripts/Scripts Panel
Windows XP
Documents and Settings\[username]\Application
Data\Adobe\InDesign\[version]\[language]\Scripts\Scripts Panel
Windows Vista and Windows 7
Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\InDesign\[version]\[language]\Scripts\Scripts Panel
A quick way to locate the Scripts Panel folder is to right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a script in the
Scripts panel, and choose Reveal In Explorer (Windows) or Reveal In Finder (Mac OS).