How to Change One Font to Another in All Styles Using a Script

Honestly, I typically have 1 parent style that cascades to other styles. So the font is always based off the Parent Style then change the other attributes. 

I started working on a basic script that basically resets a style attribute (you get to pick which attribute gets based on). 

So in theory if you have 1 style that has the right font - I can map those other 99 styles to be based on the 1 style - but only take the font attribute. 

That way in 1 style you can then update the font - and it cascades to the other 99.

Of course, I’d need to see the file and test it, and perhaps update the script for your needs. But I have a working version of this script already. 

Let me know if you want to try it out, even a sample file with the styles.

I’m all for ‘mass’ changing files, but doing it in a sensible way that changing them back also makes sense without ruining a publication.

Hi ​@marikap3737523 , If you want to change all of the document’s paragraph styles to the same applied font, then maybe something like this:

var f = app.fonts.itemByName("Minion Pro	Regular");
app.documents[0].paragraphStyles.everyItem().properties = {appliedFont:f}

Note that the name string has to be exact, in the above example there is a tab between Minion Pro and Regular

Hi ​@marikap3737523 

Isn't the native function (find font) sufficient? If you tick the appropriate checkbox, you’ll replace the font in the style definition.