Applying paragraph style using script but bold and italic formatting lost

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November 22, 2023
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In the following script, the formatting of bold and italic words in text frame changed to normal/plain font.

Any suggestion to retain it without creating bold and italic character style sheets for it and looping each paragraph.

var myDoc = app.activeDocument;

myFrame = myDoc.textFrames.itemByName("virender");

myFrame.parentStory.paragraphs.everyItem().appliedParagraphStyle = "Body_text";

Scripting

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Correct answer Laubender

Hi @virender_CTS ,

see into method applyParagraphSyle() that comes with some options:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#Text.html#d1e459465__d1e465769

The first argument requires the style object itself, not just the name, the second one is the one you perhaps are after.

Try to set "clearingOverrides" to false.

myFrame.parentStory.texts[0].applyParagraphStyle
(
app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.itemByName( "Body_text" ) ,
false
);

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

L

Laubender

Correct answer

Community Expert

Hi @virender_CTS ,

see into method applyParagraphSyle() that comes with some options:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#Text.html#d1e459465__d1e465769

The first argument requires the style object itself, not just the name, the second one is the one you perhaps are after.

Try to set "clearingOverrides" to false.

myFrame.parentStory.texts[0].applyParagraphStyle
(
app.activeDocument.paragraphStyles.itemByName( "Body_text" ) ,
false
);

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Expert )

V

virender_CTSAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Uwe,

Vielen Dank (many thanks), this feature I was not aware of. It is working fine except for two paragraphs which are completely bold. Even when I select the complete text and then apply style using without script then also those two sentences bold converted to normal font.