Need to convert all text to outline

[ScribbledBeauty]

Is there a way in InDesign to convert all text to outline? I would prefer not to go to every single page and click on the text block then convert to outline. I tried to find a way to do it in Find/Change... but nothing.

A bit of what the file is, I am sending addresses to be printed on envelopes. InDesign is the best option with using Data Merge from a .csv file but it would be nice to convert all text without having to convert everying in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Please don't respond with I shouldn't be converting to outlines.

[Laubender]

Hi toniat43741624,

this is the working link for the Acrobat way on Kasyan's website:

Create outlines from all fonts in acrobat

Kasyan Servetski

If you want to get a PDF file with all fonts converted to outlines, there is no need to outline text in InDesign since it can be done in the exported PDF.

http://kasyan.ho.ua/tips/acrobat/create_outlines_from_all_fonts_in_acrobat.html

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Carmen37FK]

This helped me instantly. Thank you

[Brett35463984xsie]

Disclaimer: I agree with the other commenters that you are better off exporting to PDF and using Acrobat to create outlines, or otherwise figuring out why your fonts aren't printing properly (most likely, your printer is using a crappy RIP that doesn't support the font).  There's 0 reason I can think of that a PDF/X4 wouldn't print properly on their printer if it works fine on yours.... unless there's something wrong with theirs. 

However, if you insist on converting all your text to outlines this code snippet should do what you want:

var items = app.activeDocument.allPageItems;
for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
    var item = items[i];
    if (item instanceof TextFrame) {
        item.createOutlines();
    }
}

Save it as a .jsx file in your User scripts folder and run it. It can take some time to run depending on the size of the file.

[rob day]

Hi @Brett35463984xsie , When I rum your script on this page:

I get this result:

[packaging specialist]

I don't ask - I answer.

1. On the master page, in the topmost layer, create a white rectangle that covers all the text.
2.  Set transparency - multiplication.
3. Apply the master page to all pages.
4. Go to edit/flatten transparency settings. Create your settings with the "convert text to curves" option.
5.  Export to Pdf/X-1a 2003. In the dialog box, change the transparency flattening settings to your own.

et voilà

[BobLevine]

And four years later it's still a foolish thing to do!

[packaging specialist]

There was a question - I answered. I believe that people have different needs and it doesn't seem any stupider to me than, for example, flattening transparency.