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February 8, 2022
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Can't add new paragraph with different paragraphStyle in textFrame

  • February 8, 2022
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I tried to add text to end of the text frame with insertionPoints but when I want to change paragraph style of the text which I added recently, all paragraph styles changing in text frame. myTextFrame.paragraphs returned only one paragraph. How can I add a new text with different paragraph style into text frame?

 

 

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Correct answer Manan Joshi

You will have to create new paragraph. Just appending the new content will append it to the existing paragraph and hence the style change will be applicable on the prexisiting paragraph as well. Try the following with selecting the textframe, it will add a new pargraph with text Hello and apply pStyle with name PS1 to it

var tf = app.selection[0]
tf.contents += "\rHello"
tf.paragraphs[-1].appliedParagraphStyle = app.documents[0].paragraphStyles.itemByName("PS1")

-Manan 

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Sunil Yadav
Sunil Yadav
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February 12, 2022

Adding an enter mark will do for you just like Manan provided solution.

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LaubenderCommunity Expert
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February 8, 2022

Best work with textFrame.parentStory.insertionPoints[-1] if you want to address the last insertion point because your text frame might run into overset. Also address the last paragraph of textFrame.parentStory.

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
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    February 8, 2022

    Just add an end of paragraph character before the position you want to add a new text for a new paragraph.

    myTextFrame.parentStory.insertionPoints[-1].contents = "\r";

    Regards,
    Uwe Laubender

    ( ACP )

     

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      Manan JoshiCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      February 8, 2022

      You will have to create new paragraph. Just appending the new content will append it to the existing paragraph and hence the style change will be applicable on the prexisiting paragraph as well. Try the following with selecting the textframe, it will add a new pargraph with text Hello and apply pStyle with name PS1 to it

      var tf = app.selection[0]
tf.contents += "\rHello"
tf.paragraphs[-1].appliedParagraphStyle = app.documents[0].paragraphStyles.itemByName("PS1")

      -Manan 

      -Manan
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        mangokafaAuthor
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        February 8, 2022

        Thank you for your answer but all styles mixed up. I added first text and it's style. There was no problem. Then I added second content and it's style. Now first part has second style and second part has first style. How should I change the paragraphs index for each content addition?

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        Manan JoshiCommunity Expert
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        February 8, 2022

        Share the exact code snippet you are using and if possible a demo document.

        -Manan

        -Manan
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