Script for avoiding rivers

Question

I have 10,000 names that need to be flowed into multiple linked text boxes. As the names are different lengths, I am getting some bad rivers. I'd like to find a script that will re-arrange the names (they don't have to be in any particular order), in order to best minimize bad rivers. Hope this makes sense.

Any ideas, anyone?

Mike Witherell · Answer

Hi David,You might first try some basic settings:Kerning set to opticalHyphenation set to:9, 3, 4, 1, off, off, off Justification set to:80/100/120-5/0/5%95/100/105 You don't mention whether this is align-left or fully justified left and right, but these basic settings will minimize rivers. Especially the Justification settings. If your list of names is in a spreadsheet, you will likely find a macro/formula that can randomize the names, rather than trying to do this once placed into InDesign. For example:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-do-i-do-a-random-sort/2be58151-2797-444f-a9c6-bfaaef83cbfa

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