Again, could be scripted. In fact, my guess is that even ChatGPT or any other AI could write it for you. Here's a quick one from Co-Pilot. I strongly suggest saving the document first and running it on a copy.
I'd be curious to know how you make out with it.
// InDesign Script: Convert Manual Overrides to Styles
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
var doc = app.activeDocument;
// Function to apply character styles
function applyCharacterStyles() {
var allTextFrames = doc.textFrames;
for (var i = 0; i < allTextFrames.length; i++) {
var textFrame = allTextFrames[i];
var text = textFrame.texts[0];
// Loop through each character
for (var j = 0; j < text.characters.length; j++) {
var char = text.characters[j];
if (char.appliedCharacterStyle == doc.characterStyles[0]) { // Default style
var newStyle = findOrCreateCharacterStyle(char);
char.appliedCharacterStyle = newStyle;
}
}
}
}
// Function to apply paragraph styles
function applyParagraphStyles() {
var allParagraphs = doc.stories.everyItem().paragraphs.everyItem().getElements();
for (var i = 0; i < allParagraphs.length; i++) {
var para = allParagraphs[i];
if (para.appliedParagraphStyle == doc.paragraphStyles[0]) { // Default style
var newStyle = findOrCreateParagraphStyle(para);
para.appliedParagraphStyle = newStyle;
}
}
}
// Helper: Create or find a character style based on formatting
function findOrCreateCharacterStyle(char) {
var styleName = "CharStyle_" + char.fontStyle + "_" + char.pointSize;
var existingStyle = doc.characterStyles.itemByName(styleName);
if (!existingStyle.isValid) {
var newStyle = doc.characterStyles.add({ name: styleName });
newStyle.fontStyle = char.fontStyle;
newStyle.pointSize = char.pointSize;
return newStyle;
}
return existingStyle;
}
// Helper: Create or find a paragraph style based on formatting
function findOrCreateParagraphStyle(para) {
var styleName = "ParaStyle_" + para.justification + "_" + para.pointSize;
var existingStyle = doc.paragraphStyles.itemByName(styleName);
if (!existingStyle.isValid) {
var newStyle = doc.paragraphStyles.add({ name: styleName });
newStyle.justification = para.justification;
newStyle.pointSize = para.pointSize;
return newStyle;
}
return existingStyle;
}
// Run the functions
applyCharacterStyles();
applyParagraphStyles();
alert("Manual overrides have been converted to styles!");
} else {
alert("No document is open. Please open a document and try again.");
}
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