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jay fresno
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October 2, 2008
Question

Create InDesign Contact Sheet script not working

  • October 2, 2008
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I'm using InDesign CS3 and need to create contact sheets for multiple InDesign files. The contact sheets need to have a label with the file name of the document and the page number of each InDesign page in the document.

I tried to use the Tools > InDesign > Create InDesign Contact Sheet command in the Bridge, but get a message: "Selected Files that are not of the correct type will be skipped" After clicking OK, another message appears: "No Files Selected"

I wonder if I'm misunderstanding this script.

I also tried the Print Thumbnails command, but that doesn't allow me to add the file name and page numbers.

I'd be grateful for any suggestions to lead me on the right path.
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jay fresnoAuthor
Inspiring
November 13, 2008
Due to a prolonged, intense project, I'm just now getting back to the problem of creating contact sheets from InDesign.

I tried the revised script that includes INDD files as suggested by Kasyan, and it works fine.

However, I apologize for not explaining more clearly, but what I really need to do is create a sheet of miniature InDesign pages, similar to what prints out when choosing Thumbnails in the print dialog. Except that I need the bleed area to show.

Does anyone know if this is possible?
Kasyan Servetsky
Kasyan Servetsky
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October 6, 2008
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Bridge CS3 Extensions\Adobe Workflow Automation\Resources\WasScriptLibrary.jsx
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jay fresnoAuthor
Inspiring
October 6, 2008
Thomas,

Thanks for the link. It's exactly what I am looking for. A problem though is that, in spite of doing a search, I can find the file "WasScriptLibrary.jsx" referenced in the first step:

"1. Locate the file called "WasScriptLibrary.jsx" on your hard drive and open it with the ExtendScript Toolkit application or your favorite script editor."

Hopefully someone will offer a hint where to find the file.
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_Thomas_Bolbro_Nielsen_
Participating Frequently
October 3, 2008
Have a look here, might help you:
http://indesignsecrets.com/better-indesign-contact-sheets.php
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jay fresnoAuthor
Inspiring
October 2, 2008
Ole,
Thanks for explaining -- now I know why the script wasn't working! Alas, I am not knowledgable enough to write scripts. Do you know if there are any existing scripts that would work for what I need to do?
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_Olav_Kvern_
Known Participant
October 2, 2008
Hi Jay,

Both the Bridge script and the InDesign script (ImageCatalog) work with graphics files, not InDesign files. You could, however, write a script that would export each page as a JPEG to a given folder (adding the page info to the file name), then use ImageCatalog to place the images from that folder into a contact sheet layout.

Thanks,

Ole
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