Change any paragraph style by script

[Foxy_Ford]

Hi !!!

Is it possible change a selected paragraph with any paragraph style by script?

Example:

My paragraph style is:

Font: Garamond, size 7pt, color: black, align justfy (or any selected paragraph style)

Script to set the selected paragraph with paragraph style describe above to:

Font: Humanist, sise 8pt, color: black, align justfy

Drop caps: number of lines: 3, one or more caracteres: 2

[fivan]

Of course you can.

In paragraph it's possible to set every property, check the reference guide.

If you prefer you can set the appliedParagraphfstyle.

In this way you can apply an existing paragraph style and set all the properties you want in one shot.

[Foxy_Ford]

This is my problem.

I´m looking for this set property, but I dont find anything about it.

Can you help me?

Thanks anyway!

[Foxy_Ford]

I got it.

But there is a trouble.

How can I change into this script the first caracter dropcaps to fill tint 30% Black?

var myPara = app.selection[0].paragraphs[0];
var myChar = myPara.characters[0];
myPara.dropCapCharacters = 1;
myPara.dropCapLines = 2;
myPara.dropcapDetail = 1;
myPara.firstLineIndent = 0;

[John Hawkinson]

Set myPara.dropCapStyle to a character style that specifies your tint.

[Cris Ider · Accepted solution]

Thanks for your script, Foxy Ford!

Try this

var myPara = app.selection[0].paragraphs[0];
var myChar = myPara.characters[0];
myPara.dropCapCharacters = 1;
myPara.dropCapLines = 2;
myPara.dropcapDetail = 1;
myPara.firstLineIndent = 0;

myPara.dropCapStyle = "My Style"

// My Syle must be created into Character Style, of course.