Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 656)

650 USING INDESIGN
Automation
Last updated 11/16/2011
Open the Scripts panel
❖ Choose Window > Utilities > Scripts.
Open the Script Label panel
❖ Choose Window > Utilities > Script Label.
Running sample scripts
You can run these scripts in InDesign:
AddGuides Adds guides around the selected object or objects.
AddPoints Adds points to the paths of the selected object or objects.
AdjustLayout Moves objects by specified distances on right/left pages.
AlignToPage Aligns objects to specified positions on a page.
AnimationEncyclopedia Automatically creates buttons with different animation properties.
BreakFrame Removes a selected text frame and its contents from a story.
CornerEffects Re-draws the path of the selected item or items using a variety of corner effects. Corner effects can be
applied to selected points on the path.
CreateCharacterStyles Defines a complete character style based on the selected text.
CropMarks Adds crop and/or registration marks around the selected object or objects.
ExportAllStories Exports all stories in a document to a series of text files.
FindChangeByList Performs a series of common text find/change operations by reading a tab-delimited text file.
ImageCatalog Places all graphics in a specified folder in a “contact sheet” layout.
MakeGrid Creates a grid by subdividing or duplicating the selected object or objects.
Neon Applies a “blend” effect to the selected object or objects.
PathEffects Changes the position of path points on the selected object or objects to add a creative effect.
PlaceMultipagePDF Places all pages of a PDF.
SelectObjects Selects objects on the active spread by their object type.
SortParagraphs Sorts the paragraphs in the selection alphabetically.
SplitStory Splits the text frames in the selected story into separate, unlinked text frames.
TabUtilities Applies tab stops and indents to the selected text.
For more information on installing and using these sample scripts, see
www.adobe.com/go/learn_id_scripting_readme_cs5_en (PDF).