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Tove5FC6
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June 6, 2023
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Cell sizes, document with many tables

  • June 6, 2023
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Hi! I have a document with many different text boxes that I am converting into tables. I would like to at least be able to have a default cell size when I convert every text box into tables, but now I also have to adjust the size of every tables' cells separately, which is an agonizing process. Is there any way to work around this? Cell styles haven't helped me as they only define the colours/graphics of the cells, not the size.

 

Also, is there a way to select ALL text in my document and convert everything to separate tables? That would make my day. 

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    brian_p_dts
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    brian_p_dtsCommunity Expert
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    June 6, 2023

    Not knowing how your text/doc are set up, this is the beginning of a way to approach your problems: 

    app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().texts.everyItem().convertToTable("\t","\r");
app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem().width = "20 pt";

     

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      Tove5FC6Author
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      June 6, 2023

      Hi, thanks a lot for your help! I'm quite a noob when it comes to coding, so is there a way to also force every table to use a certain table style that I have in the document? And how do I add to the second script so that it also defines the height of the cells?

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