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Anantha Prabu G
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Nov 27, 2025
06:44 AM
Try this: var doc = app.activeDocument;
var allPars = doc.allParagraphStyles;
var sw = doc.swatches.itemByName("This Colour");
for (var g = 1; g < allPars.length; g++) {
var s = allPars[g];
s.paragraphShadingOn = true;
s.paragraphShadingColor = sw;
//s.paragraphShadingTint = 100; // optional
}
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Nov 19, 2025
06:51 PM
Yes — you don’t need to create them one by one. InDesign does not offer this natively, but a simple script can do it for you.
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Oct 22, 2025
02:49 AM
Thank you sir @Peter Kahrel
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Oct 21, 2025
02:28 PM
Free script Batch convert/export InDesign documents | Peter Kahrel
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Oct 13, 2025
03:31 PM
1 Upvote
Thank you very much @JR Boulay
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Oct 13, 2025
02:58 PM
Hi everyone, I have a PDF with multiple form fields, some of which have spaces in their names (e.g., Text Field 1). I want to rename them to remove spaces (e.g., TextField1). I tried using Acrobat Javascript: for (var i = 0; i < this.numFields; i++) {
var oldName = this.getNthFieldName(i);
var newName = oldName.replace(/\s+/g, "");
this.renameField(oldName, newName); // Throws TypeError
}
…but I get this error:
TypeError: this.renameField is not a function
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Oct 13, 2025
11:23 AM
You just need to preserve local formatting when applying paragraph styles in your script.
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Oct 08, 2025
06:56 AM
I’m blown away by how clean and reliable your script is @m1b
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Sep 25, 2025
06:23 AM
To avoid bounding boxes around gradients when exporting InDesign to PDF, always place your Illustrator artwork as a PDF- or AI-compatible file with “Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities” checked, then export from InDesign using PDF/X-4 or a High/Press Quality preset with Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4) or higher, which preserves live transparency and prevents flattening artifacts.
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Sep 22, 2025
02:46 AM
Sep 17, 2025
03:09 AM
@Jubilant_Flair8342 Try this code: test();
function test() {
var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
var _pageItems = myDoc.selection;
var f = new Folder("~/Desktop/Export");
if (!f.exists) {
f.create()
}
for (var i = 0; i < _pageItems.length; i++) {
app.pngExportPreferences.exportResolution = 144;
app.pngExportPreferences.pngQuality = PNGQualityEnum.MAXIMUM;
var myFile = new File(f + "/" + _pageItems[i].id + '.png');
_pageItems[i].exportFile(ExportFormat.PNG_FORMAT, myFile);
}
}
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Sep 11, 2025
10:12 PM
Great question — short answer: yes, partially, but not perfectly.
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Sep 02, 2025
10:36 PM
Hi @SuzzyFlamingo Could you please explain the purpose of this script? If possible, we can develop a script for you.
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Aug 27, 2025
06:55 AM
You’re welcome! 🙂 Unfortunately, there isn’t a direct way in InDesign 2025 to export as PDF/X-4:2008. The only options are: Export as PDF/X-4:2010 (the only X-4 variant InDesign supports now). Then convert it afterward using Acrobat Preflight or third-party tools (Callas pdfToolbox, Enfocus PitStop, etc.).
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Aug 27, 2025
06:28 AM
InDesign 2025 only supports exporting to PDF/X-4:2010, not PDF/X-4:2008. The difference is that Adobe updated the standard in line with ISO changes, so the older 2008 version is no longer available as an export option.
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Aug 21, 2025
01:29 AM
1 Upvote
👉 Add this snippet after you build the UI (inside grep_edit() after GREPeditor.show(); or before): // Close palette when pressing ESC
GREPeditor.addEventListener("keydown", function (k) {
if (k.keyName === "Escape") {
GREPeditor.close();
}
});
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Aug 21, 2025
12:03 AM
1 Upvote
Select the problematic text. Go to the Paragraph panel (Window > Type & Tables > Paragraph). In the panel menu (the little hamburger menu at top right), look for “Adobe World-Ready Paragraph Composer” or “Adobe World-Ready Single-Line Composer.” If this is selected → numbers and punctuation often reorder themselves (RTL issue). Switch it back to “Adobe Paragraph Composer” or “Adobe Single-Line Composer.” Also, check the Paragraph Direction buttons (in the Paragraph panel, they look like arrows pointing left-to-right and right-to-left). Make sure Left-to-Right is selected.
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Aug 14, 2025
12:26 PM
That behavior in InDesign usually isn’t caused by Windows updates or printer drivers — it’s almost always a formatting issue inside the text box. From what you describe (last few words staying white, color swapping when deleting or adding characters), it sounds like there’s character-level overrides or hidden GREP/inline style logic at play. Here’s how I’d troubleshoot and fix it step-by-step: 1. Check for Character Overrides Select the problem text. Open Window > Styles > Character Styles. If you see [None] but it’s still white, click the Clear Overrides button (the little square with a slash in the Character Styles panel). Do the same for Paragraph Styles — clear overrides there too.
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Aug 11, 2025
01:02 PM
Shift + F2 is currently assigned to “Find Next” in InDesign, and Ctrl + F2 doesn’t have a default function in most versions. If you want to use those shortcuts for something else, you’ll need to remove or reassign the existing “Find Next” shortcut in Edit → Keyboard Shortcuts. Otherwise, InDesign will keep triggering the original command instead of your new one.
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Aug 07, 2025
10:24 AM
@dublove Credits: @Peter Kahrel (CE) https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/script-to-convert-first-row-of-table-to-header-row/td-p/13706458 var myTables = app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().getElements();
for (var i = 0; i < myTables.length; i++) {
var firstRow = myTables[i].rows[0];
try {
firstRow.rowType = RowTypes.HEADER_ROW;
} catch (e) {
alert ('Problem in table ' + firstRow.contents);
alert (e);
}
}
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Aug 07, 2025
09:51 AM
You're working with InDesign scripting and appear to be trying to convert selected rows in a table to header rows.
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Aug 06, 2025
04:45 PM
could you please post the IDML file and before-and-after text file? @vicentem65918498 I will check and let you know
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Aug 06, 2025
02:20 PM
Could you plz try below script? @vicentem65918498 https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/renaming-links-for-already-placed-image-files/m-p/12597182 Script from @m1b // Open the CSV file
var file = File.openDialog("Open CSV File", "*.csv");
if (!file) {
exit();
}
file.open("r");
// Read the CSV file into an array
var csvArray = [];
while (!file.eof) {
csvArray.push(file.readln().split(","));
}
file.close();
// Get all linked images in the document
var myLinks = app.activeDocument.links;
// Loop through each row in the CSV file
for (var i = 0; i < csvArray.length; i++) {
// Get the current name and new name from the CSV file
var currentName = csvArray[i][0];
var newName = csvArray[i][1];
// Loop through each linked image in the document
for (var j = 0; j < myLinks.length; j++) {
var myLink = myLinks[j];
// If the current name matches the linked image name, rename it
if (myLink.name == currentName) {
// make a new File object
var newLinkedFile = File(myLink.filePath.replace(myLink.name, newName));
// if file exists at the new file path, relink
if (newLinkedFile.exists)
myLink.relink(newLinkedFile);
}
}
}
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Aug 04, 2025
01:25 PM
@SuzzyFlamingo
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Aug 04, 2025
01:06 PM
1 Upvote
var doc = app.activeDocument;
// Step 1: Turn off the rule line above footnotes
doc.footnoteOptions.ruleOn = false;
// Step 2: Create paragraph style if it doesn't exist
var styleName = "Footnote Separator";
var sepStyle;
try {
sepStyle = doc.paragraphStyles.itemByName(styleName);
sepStyle.name;
} catch (e) {
sepStyle = doc.paragraphStyles.add({ name: styleName });
sepStyle.justification = Justification.LEFT_ALIGN;
sepStyle.pointSize = 10;
sepStyle.spaceBefore = 2;
sepStyle.spaceAfter = 2;
}
// Step 3: Track which pages already got a separator
var pagesWithSeparators = {};
// Step 4: Loop through all stories and all footnotes
for (var s = 0; s < doc.stories.length; s++) {
var story = doc.stories[s];
var footnotes = story.footnotes;
for (var f = 0; f < footnotes.length; f++) {
var fn = footnotes[f];
try {
var fnText = fn.texts[0]; // The actual content of the footnote
var fnPage = fnText.parentTextFrames[0].parentPage;
if (fnPage && !pagesWithSeparators[fnPage.name]) {
// Insert separator at the top of the footnote content
var firstPara = fnText.paragraphs[0];
firstPara.insertionPoints[0].contents = "---- This is my FN separator ----\r";
firstPara.appliedParagraphStyle = sepStyle;
pagesWithSeparators[fnPage.name] = true; // Mark page as handled
}
} catch (e) {
$.writeln("Error handling footnote " + f + ": " + e);
}
}
}
alert("Footnote separators inserted on every page where footnotes appear.");
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Aug 04, 2025
12:07 PM
Hi @SuzzyFlamingo Could you please post the screenshot?
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Jul 22, 2025
09:43 AM
Hi @Nedlaw Could you please post the screenshot for index entries?
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