Open the scripts panel, Open the script label panel, Running sample scripts – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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USING INDESIGN CS4
Automation
Open the Scripts panel
❖
Choose Window
> Automation
> Scripts.
Open the Script Label panel
❖
Choose Window
> Automation
> 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.
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.
LabelGraphics
Adds a caption (containing the filename, file path, XMP description, or XMP author) next to every
imported graphic.
LabelGraphicsMenu
Creates a menu item on the Layout context menu. You can use this menu item to add a caption
(containing the filename, file path, XMP description, or XMP author) next to the selected graphic or graphics.
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 the InDesign CS4 Scripting Readme (PDF):
Updated 18 June 2009