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Is it possible to have Action Panel in InDesign like Illustrator & Photoshop?

Forum|Forum|17 years ago
January 29, 2009
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Make Actions in InDesign (like in Illustrator and Photoshop)

Feature request

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Make Actions in InDesign (like in Illustrator and Photoshop)

Please more like Photoshop than Illustrator!

Colin Flashman

Community Expert

I echo the sentiment of everyone else here, but the technicians need a show of hands.

If you would like this feature, please vote on it in the InDesign Uservoice, specifically this request:

Actions Panel – Adobe InDesign Feedback

If the answer wasn't in my post, perhaps it might be on my blog at colecandoo!

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westleyw

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I was able to create a Keyboard shortcut for "embed Link". I think generating your own shortcuts is probably the next best solution besides writing your own scripts.

Silly-V

Legend

just cause this is a top google link, I'll post Marc's blog on this for those who would like to do some DIY scripting:

Indiscripts :: How to Implement a Basic Action Listener in InDesign

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AnticaPress

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PLEASE!!! It's a fantastic feature in Microsoft Office - because you can record a Macro so that you don't just have to magically know what all the variables are called, and then edit to your heart's content.

I'm about to place text anchors and hyperlinks for 432 endnotes... IF ONLY I could just record what I was doing one time, then I could easily write a script to repeat. Sigh.

I think I'm going to call Adobe and have them tell me all the variable names I need, and express this desire.

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Anonymous

AnticaPress wrote
I think I'm going to call Adobe and have them tell me all the variable names I need, and express this desire.

Good idea! I might, too...

Marketing Allan Dale

Inspiring

+1 Agreed. It's 2016 and there is still no way to do this? Doesn't Microsoft Word have a macro recorder? How about answering user requests instead of adding feature bloat? Or fixing some bugs? I love Indesign but come on Adobe, listen to your users....

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elaineg94828332

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It's 2015 and some of us continue to wish for actions in InDesign. I've read the apple scripting tute from start to finish and searched dozens of forums and I still can't accomplish the simplest tasks. Did you ever get it to do what you wanted?

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abelcher1987

Participant

There is an action script recorder out there, by Rorohiko nonetheless. However you'll have to fork over $100 for it.

https://www.rorohiko.com/wordpress/action-recorder/

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MAmanogabriel1

Participant

Actions are a time saver in Photoshop. Don´t know why they doesn´t exist in InDesign. I need to place 235 tables from illustrator: Place, scale 65%, rotate 90° and center on page... 235 times!

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Anonymous

if you need to do this more than one time you will be faster if you write a script that does it instead of doing it manually each time.

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Jo_si_ah

Participating Frequently

+1 for Actions in InDesign. Or perhaps a "script recorder" that let you see how to accomplish actions via javascript or whatever language you choose.

I need to import an XML file, export pdf, import a different XML, export pdf, etc etc 150 times.

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Anonymous

There is a server version for Indesign. Maybee the reason for this.

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Anonymous

Does the upcoming CS5 have actions? Is there a automated way of

exporting to ePub?

Peter Spier

Community Expert

Nobody participating in thei s forum is in a position ot be able to answer questions about what might or might not be included in any future release. We'll all have to wait for the public announcements.

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ascript_guy

Participant

If you are working on a Mac, Applescript isn't that hard. I'm not the brightest bulb in the pack and I can do it. Start by opening up some of the supplied scripts in Script Editor. There are Applescripts that are very complex, but an "action" script is usually limited in scope and simple. Do you have an example Action that you'd like to have?

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dtpartner_SuzzAuthor

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Placed a Word document with mathamatic formulas which origanally came from Scientific Workplace (This program is based on Latex).

All formulas are inline graphics AND imbedded .eps files.

The .eps files need to bee unembed in the link panel menu

In the folowing Popup shows the text "Unembed file ... Do you want to link to the original files"

Answer: Yes

The dialog Choose a Folder follows. Then you need to choose or create a folder.

Answer: Choose

Followed by selecting the inline graphic in InDesign

Palet menu Links choose Edit Original

The .eps file will be opened in Illustrator

In Illustrator i allready made some Actions

After editing the eps file in Illustrator i go back to InDesign

Relink the files in het Links panel

With a few hundred formulas (imbedded inline graphics) you can understand that it whould be great to have Actions in InDesign. But if you think it is possible to make a script... Just let me know...

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