How to release images anchored in a table cell

Question

I am writing a script that is intended to assign an objectStyle to images, which have been placed from Word files and are anchored within table cells. I want to first 'extract' the images from the cells by releasing the anchor.

This stand by doesn't seem to have any effect in this case: Solved: How break with script to anchored object release - Adobe Community - 6650519—unless I manually change the anchor properties to custom (versus Inline or Above Line), the reference script will work. I haven't been able to change this property via script, as in, for example:

settings.anchoredPosition = AnchorPosition.ANCHORED;

settings.anchorXoffset = 0;

settings.anchorYoffset = 0;

Any suggestions on how to appropriately access this property, or alternative approaches, please?

Laubender · Answer

Hi @Andrew24943677v30i ,to access anchored objects inside a text cell you first have to loop the page items in the text of a cell.To gather them for a single text cell:var anchoredItemsArray = cell.texts[0].pageItems.everyItem().getElements();Now loop the array, change the anchor position and release the anchored object:for( var n=0; n<anchoredItemsArray.length; n++ ){anchoredItemsArray[n].anchoredObjectSettings.anchoredPosition = AnchorPosition.ANCHORED;anchoredItemsArray[n].anchoredObjectSettings.releaseAnchoredObject();}; Note: you could be in trouble if the anchored object is part of overset text. Regards,Uwe Laubender( Adobe Community Expert )

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