Find Text by Formatting and convert to outline

[PCreater]

Hi! I need a script which find the text by formatting and convert to outline. If any one know who can make this script please provide.

Thanks

I need the script for specific formatting only for once. So I not need any fancy options or dialog boxes. I also made the character style for the formatting.

[Chinnadk · Accepted solution]

Try this.

var doc = app.activeDocument;
app.findTextPreferences = null;
app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = "charstylename";
var found = doc.findText();
for(var i =0;i<found.length;i++)
{
        found.createOutlines();
    }
app.findTextPreferences = null;

Regards,

Chinna

[PCreater]

It;s not finding the characterstyle kindly see the screenshot for error

[Chinnadk]

Check spelling of the character style name in the indesign, it is a case sensitive so the character style should be Word.

[PCreater]

I try this on new document there it is working well. But for this document its keep giving error. Here is the link of the file G.indd - Send Files Online - TempSend.com In this file I need to convert phonetic symbols into outlines. I also try on other styles but It didn't work.

Regards

[Chinnadk]

I have only cs6 so send idml file not indd.

[PCreater]

Please try this

http://tempsend.com/16EABF1693

[Chinnadk]

The reason for not working is the characters style Word is in the gruop "Done".

I just modified the code. Try now.

var doc = app.activeDocument; 
app.findTextPreferences = null; 
app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = doc.characterStyleGroups.item("Done").characterStyles.item("Word") 
var found = doc.findText(); 
for(var i =0;i<found.length;i++) 
{ 
        found.createOutlines(); 
    } 
app.findTextPreferences = null; 

Regards,

Chinna

[PCreater]

what it works for you? For me it's not working. Surprisingly In my debugging i try on several other documents and I found that if the character style is alone in paragraph then it works good however the character style in paragraphs the it 'll give error.

[Chinnadk]

It is working fine here, I tried with your document only. Try again.

If the character style is in group ("Done") then

app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = doc.characterStyleGroups.item("Done").characterStyles.item("Word")

else it should be

app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = doc.characterStyles.item("Word");

[PCreater]

Thanks It works well. Yeah you was right it was the issue of the grouping.

[Rogerio5C09]

Hi Chinna,

I know this is a very old topic, but this script is exactly what need! 🙂 Does it work with InDesign 2022 as well? I'm getting a "found.createOutlines is not a function" message when I try to run it on JavaScript.

Thanks in advance for checking.
Rogerio

[Mike Bro · Accepted solution]

Hello @Rogerio5C09,

Some of the script's formatting was lost when ported over from the old site.

I also posted the corrected code under your new post here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/old-topic-find-text-by-formatting-and-convert-to...

var doc = app.activeDocument;


app.findTextPreferences = null;


app.findTextPreferences.appliedCharacterStyle = "Pink Text";


var found = doc.findText();


for(var i =0;i<found.length;i++)


{


        found[i].createOutlines();


    }


app.findTextPreferences = null;

Regards,

Mike

[Rogerio5C09]

Thanks again, Mike! 🙂