Can I streamline “Publish Online” from InDesign (batch or semi-hands-free)?

Question

Hi brain trusted,

I’m relatively new and looking to cut down the manual steps of File ->Publish Online across many INDD files. Is there a supported way via script, plug-in, or API to open the dialog, prefill settings, publish, and capture the URL (or update an existing online doc) with fewer clicks?

I can't find any relevant commend refernce from InDespign API developer.adobe.com/indesign/dom/api/

Thanks in advance!!

Cheng

leo.r · Answer

The Publish Online function isn't included in the scripting API.

I'm not aware of any way to automate it (if it exists, I'm sure others will mention it.) It's probably possible via a C++ plug-in, but it's beyond the scope of this discussion.

Also, on a Mac it might be possible, in theory, to achieve via UI scripting or with a macro tool like Keyboard Maestro - but it might as well not. I don't know about the Windows side.

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