Hi @gregd, I don't know how to do this from the normal UI, but since you tagged "scripting" here's a script I wrote to collect page items with a range of rotations. You can see in the script where I've set the range -5 to 5 degrees. The page items are collected in the array `myRotatedPageItems`.
I think you have done a bit of scripting... are you able to use this? Let me know if you need more help.
- Mark
/**
* Collect Rotated Page Items.js
*
* Example usage of `doSomethingToThings`
* that collects page items having a
* range of rotation.
* @author m1b
* @discussion https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/how-can-i-find-grep-objects-that-have-been-rotated/m-p/14474764
*/
function main() {
// your items will be collected here
var myRotatedPageItems = [],
// adjust these to suit
minRotationDegrees = -5,
maxRotationDegrees = 5;
// search every page item
doSomethingToThings({
target: app.activeDocument,
thingPlural: 'pageItems',
// collect rotated items
doToThing: function collectRotatedItems(thing, doc) {
if (
undefined == thing
|| !thing.isValid
|| !thing.hasOwnProperty('rotationAngle')
|| 0 === thing.rotationAngle
)
return;
if (
thing.rotationAngle >= minRotationDegrees
&& thing.rotationAngle <= maxRotationDegrees
)
myRotatedPageItems.push(thing);
},
});
alert('Collected ' + myRotatedPageItems.length + ' rotated page items.');
// now you need to decide what to do with the rotation items!
// -- your code here --
};
app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'Collect rotated items');
/**
* Executes a function for every thing
* in the document or documents.
* `thingPlural` is a Document property name,
* for example 'formFields' or 'swatches'.
* @author m1b
* @version 2024-02-29
* @param {Object} options
* @param {String} options.thingPlural - collective property of Document eg. 'checkBoxes'.
* @param {Document|Documents} [options.target] - an Indesign Document or Documents (default: active document).
* @param {Function} [options.doToDocument] - a function to be executed for each document (default: do nothing).
* @param {Function} [options.doToThing] - a function to be executed for each thing (default: do nothing).
*/
function doSomethingToThings(options) {
options = options || {};
var doc = options.target || app.activeDocument,
thingPlural = options.thingPlural,
doToDocument = options.doToDocument,
doToThing = options.doToThing;
if ('Documents' === doc.constructor.name) {
for (var i = 0; i < doc.length; i++) {
options.target = doc[i];
doSomethingToThings(options);
}
return;
}
// do something to document
if (undefined != doToDocument)
if (!doToDocument(doc))
return;
var things = getThingsFromDocument(doc, thingPlural) || [];
// do something to things
for (var i = things.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
if (undefined != doToThing)
doToThing(things[i], doc);
};
/**
* Returns array of things found in `doc`.
* `thingPlural` is a Document property name,
* for example 'formFields' or 'swatches'.
* @author m1b
* @version 2024-02-29
* @param {Document} doc - an Indesign Document.
* @param {String} thingPlural - collective property of Document eg. 'checkBoxes'.
* @returns {?Array<*>} - the things.
*/
function getThingsFromDocument(doc, thingPlural) {
if (
!doc.hasOwnProperty(thingPlural)
|| 'function' !== typeof doc[thingPlural].everyItem
)
return;
var things = doc[thingPlural].everyItem().getElements();
if (doc.groups.length > 0)
// also collect things in groups
things = things.concat(doc.groups.everyItem()[thingPlural].everyItem().getElements());
if (doc.stories.length > 0) {
// also collect any anchored things
things = things.concat(doc.stories.everyItem()[thingPlural].everyItem().getElements());
if (doc.stories.everyItem().tables.length > 0)
// also collect any thing in tables
things = things.concat(doc.stories.everyItem().tables.everyItem().cells.everyItem()[thingPlural].everyItem().getElements());
}
return things;
};
/**
* Returns a thing with matching property.
* @param {Array|collection} things - the things to look through, eg. PageItems.
* @param {String} key - the property name, eg. 'name'.
* @param {*} value - the value to match.
* @returns {*} - the thing.
*/
function getThing(things, key, value) {
for (var i = 0; i < things.length; i++)
if (things[i][key] == value)
return things[i];
};
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