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Is it possible to enable and disable Track changes using a script in InDesign?

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Jul 08, 2022 Jul 08, 2022

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Is it possible to enable and disable Track changes using a script?

 

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Community Expert , Jul 08, 2022 Jul 08, 2022

Yes, it can be done to all stories in the doc or a single story. To enable for all stories in doc: 

 

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().trackChanges = true; //or false to turn off

 

Preferences can be set via script via app.trackChangesPreferences, the API for which is here

 

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Yes, it can be done to all stories in the doc or a single story. To enable for all stories in doc: 

 

app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().trackChanges = true; //or false to turn off

 

Preferences can be set via script via app.trackChangesPreferences, the API for which is here

 

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Thank you for your help, that's worked

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