How to generate static captions and switch the operation object to the captions?

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July 30, 2026
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I have currently selected multiple images, and I want to use a script to generate captions.

After generating static captions, automatically select the captions as the operating objects.
In the future, I will make other adjustments to the captions.

babarbrohio

Participating Frequently

That sounds like a useful workflow improvement. It would be especially helpful if the script could automatically switch the selection from the images to the newly created captions, making it easier to apply additional formatting or positioning changes right away. Saving those extra clicks can make a big difference when working with large batches of images.

rob day

Community Expert

Hi @dublove , I think you will have to select the image’s parent frame and invoke the Generate Live Caption menu item

var img = app.activeDocument.allGraphics
//select the document’s first image frame
app.select(img[0].parent)
//invoke generate live caption
var makeCap =  app.menuActions.itemByName("Generate Live Caption")
makeCap.invoke();
//caption is the active page’s top textframe
app.activeDocument.select([app.activeWindow.activePage.textFrames[0]])

dubloveAuthor

Legend

Hi @rob day

It seems wrong, the content is unknown before generating the caption.
It can be applied to any number of images.

The process is as follows:
I selected multiple images, ran the script, generated captions for each image, and then selected all captions.

Equivalent to performing menu operations:

rob day

Community Expert

My example just shows how to create a caption for the first image in the document. If you want to add captions to a range of images you would need a loop. This would get all the graphics in the document. You can not select objects that are on different spreads

var img = app.activeDocument.allGraphics
for (var i = 0; i < img.length; i++){
    app.select(img[i].parent)
    var makeCap =  app.menuActions.itemByName("Generate Live Caption")
    makeCap.invoke();
};

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