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Copy as plain text

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
May 8, 2019
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Hi experts,

Is that possible to make script for InDeisgn copy as plain text.

thanks

John

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JohnwhiteAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Man,

is that possible to use vb script in setClipboard format.

something like this:

Clipboard.generalClipboard.setData(ClipboardFormats.TEXT_FORMAT, features);

thanks

regard

John

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JohnwhiteAuthor

Inspiring

Thank you Hopkins

thank you so much.

but all I have just the PC.

I can't try the applescript.

John

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JohnwhiteAuthor

Inspiring

Thank you Robert,

John

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JohnwhiteAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Man,

Could you please show me how to make this script?

John

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JohnwhiteAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Man,

I just want to move the column text from one to other, but not always the next.

but each column has different format, design, color, type face, font size. ext.

so, I just want to change the contents, but not others.

thanks

regard

John

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JohnwhiteAuthor

Inspiring

Thank you Man,

thank you for your help.

but what I want just something like copy from indesign then paste to notes pad, then copy back.

is that possible?

thanks

regard

John

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Manan Joshi

Community Expert

Should be possible, once the data is copied you could call up and paste text into notepad using AppleScript/VBScript. But i am not clear as what purpose does this solve, if you have to bring the content back into InDesign, why paste it in Notepad in between?

-Manan

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Manan Joshi

Community Expert

Hi John,

What specifically do you mean by copy as plain text. The contents property of a story is a string that you can use as needed. Please provide more details if i misunderstood your problem

-Manan

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JohnwhiteAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Man,

for example:

If I copy some text from InDesign files, and I want to paste to some where without formatting, I have to press ctrl + shift + v,

for I need a script for copy without formatting, something like copy from notes pad.

thanks

John

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Manan Joshi

Community Expert

How about creating your new textframe in which you want to paste or use a preexisting object within which you want to paste the content. And then just inserting the stories content to it. For ex run the following code with a textframe whose content you need to copy. It will create a new textframe overlapping the original with content but no formatting

var sourceTf = app.selection[0]
var destination = app.activeDocument.textFrames.add()
destination.geometricBounds = sourceTf.geometricBounds
destination.contents = sourceTf.parentStory.contents

-Manan

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