Operation Manual

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Automation
Last updated 11/30/2015
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).
You can then double-click a script in the Scripts panel to run it, or you can run scripts using Quick Apply.
The Script Label panel lets you specify a label for a page item, such as a text frame or shape. Specifying labels for page
items is especially useful for writing scripts in which you need to identify an object.
For detailed information on adding, running, and editing scripts, see the Scripting Guide on the Adobe website at
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/indesign/documentation.html.
Open the Scripts panel
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Choose Window > Utilities > Scripts.
Open the Script Label panel
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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.