Filling a text box automatically in Indesign

[Ian384814086k9h]

Is it possible to automatically enlarge text to fill a text box in Indesign?  I can fit a text box to the text but can't find a way to fit the text to fill an existing box. We are a newspaper publisher and would like to be able to automatically enlarge a heading to fit a box on a page. 

[pixxxelschubser]

There are some scripts that can do this. 

How would you like to enlarge the text? With more text? 

With more spacing? 

Or a larger font size? 

Or completely different?

[Ian384814086k9h]

Many thanks; with larger font size

[pixxxelschubser]

For example

http://in-tools.com/article/scripts-blog/fun-with-text-fitting-in-indesign/

[Ian384814086k9h]

Many thanks; much appreciated. I'll take a look at that.

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Hi @Ian384814086k9h:

One option is a script written by one of our Adobe Community Experts, @TAW, demo'd here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CACgHaM2RRA and available for purchase here: https://www.id-extras.com/products/fit-text-to-frame/. 

A free alternative is to define a series of GREP styles as explained here by another one of our Adobe Community Experts, @Colin Flashman  : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFzWt_hrS-A&t=8s

We have a talented group of volunteers on this forum! 😊

Both of the demos are specifically targeting a data merge workflow, but they're working with paragraph styles and will work in any workflow.

~Barb

[Ian384814086k9h]

Many thanks; much appreciated. I'll take a look at those.