Hi Sandee, Thank you providing a solution through Photoshop. Much appreciated. This is a good alternative though I understand that the magnification might affect the quality of the image. As suggested, I spoke to the printing partner and was asked to sign off on the low resolution. So, for the moment, the problem is resolved. Thanks a lot! Regards, Aman ... View more

Hi Rob, Thank you for taking out time to reply to the thread. You are right about the contents of different images so, as suggested, the problem has been resolved by signing off for the moment. Thank you for the help! Regards, Aman ... View more

Hi Willi, Thank you for the reply. The images are already in RGB colour in InDesign. If possible, could you please elaborate on the recalculation part of the export? How would you do that? Thanks! ... View more

Yes! Rightly said! ... View more

Hi Derek, Thank you for the response. You are right on this front. I am trying to figure out if there is a script/plugin or something to that extent, which could semi-automate the process. Thank you for the help! ... View more

Hi, Thank you for the response! I understand that perfectly. However, if I can come near to the requirement that would be fine as well. As rightly put by Mr. Derek, making a few adjustments in Photoshop could do the trick. I was just trying to figure out if there was a plugin or something to that extent, which could have semi-automated the process. Thank you for the help! ... View more

Hi Chad, Thank you for taking out the time and replying to the discussion. Certainly, I did the same thing with Pre-flight Panel for identification of below 300ppi images. However, in order to improve the resolution, I would have to scale down the images by a considerable percentage, based upon the formula (ppi/300*100) which makes low ppi images tiny. Hence, I have been trying to figure out a way to change the resolution without changing the size to a great extent. The trick is definitely amazing however, it works when we have images in one layer and text in another. In my case, everything is under a single layer thereby, not allowing me to use the trick. I will definitely try the plug-in to see if it solves the issue. Thank you for putting up a prospective solution. Highly appreciated! Thanks & Regards, Aman Mittal ... View more

Hi, Yes! Requisite styles are applied and carriage return was not used for line spacing in the documents. Is to possible to batch convert from INDD to reflowable ePubs? Thanks & Regards, Aman Mittal ... View more

Hi, All the images are anchored. Regarding the text styling, if I had applied Basic Paragraph at a few places and used certain styles upon it, would that be considered "Paragraph Styling" a well? Apart from this, all the text has necessary paragraph and character styling. Regards, Aman Mittal ... View more

Hello Mr. Derek, Thank you for taking out the time to reply to the thread. I apologize for replying, so late. I am using InDesign 2018 (v 13.0.1) on Windows 10 Pro. Looking for a reflowable text ePub Yes! I have a big batch of final INDD files that needs to be converted to ePubs. Regards, Aman Mittal ... View more

There are two Correct answers to the thread, now. Post 22 and Post 34 are both correct answers to the query as provided by great people - Marc Autret vinny38 Big thank you to both of you! Stay blessed! Stay awesome! Regards, Aman ... View more

Hey vinny38​, I apologize for the late reply. I could not try the latest version, yesterday hence, I could not comment upon the same. I tried your version 8 and it worked perfectly. It scaled out-of-bound images to text frame size and left the already in-bound images unattended. You did it with perfection! Thanks a lot for being such a great sport, for all the help and trouble you went through. Its been a pleasure knowing you! Stay blessed! Regards, Aman Mittal ... View more

Hey vinny38​, I wanted to give credit to both - Marc as well as you for the answer. Unfortunately, forum does not allow two correct answers. Therefore, I created a post marking both answers (yours as well as Marc) correct. I could never take credit for the thing as I did not do anything. I was divided in giving credit one as it was a team effort led by Marc, Uwe and you so that is why, I marked another post as the right answer. I am highly indebted to all of you for pitching with such enthusiasm and for going through lengths to solved the request. Big thank you! Regards, Aman ... View more

Hey Laubender​, Thank you for the insights. Once, I found that the scripts worked on other documents, I realized that the original document could definitely have certainly complexities which could not have been captured by the script. The two specific points, you mentioned: "InDesign never drew all frames necessary to expose the whole story to spreads in the layout window". "So it made a difference if the story was at least exposed one time fully to the layout window." They are indeed the right observations and I shall bear them in mind, in future. Thank you for providing such an important insight. Regards, Aman ... View more

There are two Correct answers to the thread, now. Post 22 and Post 25 are both correct answers to the query as provided by great people - If you would like to scale only out-of-bound images with proportions (those which run out of text frame size), then, you may go for Marc's script. Marc Autret If you would like to scale all the images to fit to the text frame column, even in-bound images (those which are already under the text frame size), then, you may go for Vinny's script. vinny38 Big thank you to both of you! Stay blessed! Stay awesome! Regards, Aman ... View more

Hey Marc, Thank you for sending the IDML file. I tried the script n the sample document and it worked for all the frames and processed all the 7 items. However, when I followed the same properties for the master page and Text Reflow and tried to run the script in the original document, it gave the earlier results. It processed the first two images and turn the rest of the images to dots. I tried the script with another document and it worked like a charm. It left all the in-bound images to the original state and rescaled the out-of-bound images to the size of the frame. vinny38 An update regarding the script. It worked perfectly on other document as well. It rescaled out-of-bound images and gave them their anchor back. However, it rescaled all the in-bound images which was taken care of by Marc. Both, versions (yours and Marc) complement each other. I guess the scripts could be considered as a generic one as They solve the problem of overset text due to images Help in reducing the labour hours required to run ‘sort’ and ‘rescale’ tasks for images in small and large documents, alike. These scripts cater to such a problem which is experienced by every InDesign user one time or the other. Therefore, Thank you for all the hard work and for being such an amazing help and bringing out the best in things. Kudos to Marc, Uwe and Vinny for being such great sports. Regards, Aman Mittal ... View more

Hi vinny38​, Welcome back! Thank you, once again for showing interest in the question. I tried your version 7 of the script in the original document and found: 1. The script rescaled even the in-bound images, again (which were needed to be left alone) 2. When I ran the script, it gave me the following error and left the very large image frame in their original size and did not change back the custom positioning to inline: 3. I tried it one more time, then the script worked. Upon the next trial, it gave the same error. However, when I ran the same script in the sample document that I had shared, it worked wonders. Everything, you has written in the script worked but the script rescaled the in-bound images, as well. So, I am not able to figure out the anomaly in the original document though the sample document had been derived from the original, itself. Additionally, I tried to tweak with your version 4 in terms of scaling factor and the script worked like charm. Though it rescaled the size of all the images, but did not give any error and worked perfectly: //FitAnchorToColumn v4  //by Vinny          if (parseFloat(app.version) < 6)      main();  else      app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "FitAnchorToColumn");      function main() {          if (app.documents.length > 0) {          var              myDoc = app.activeDocument,              docUnits = myDoc.viewPreferences.horizontalMeasurementUnits,              myFound;              app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;          app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "~a";          myFound = myDoc.findGrep();              // first rescale overflow objects to 45%              for (i = 0; i < myFound.length; i++) {              if (typeof myFound.parentTextFrames[0] == "undefined") {                //  alert(myFound.pageItems[0].geometricBounds);                  myFound.pageItems[0].transform(                      CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES,                      AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR,                      app.transformationMatrices.add({                          horizontalScaleFactor: .45,                          verticalScaleFactor: .45                      })                  )              }          }              // then fit everything to column width if possible, otherwise to column height                    app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;          app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "~a";          myFound = myDoc.findGrep();              for (i = 0; i < myFound.length; i++) {              if (typeof myFound.parentTextFrames[0] != "undefined") {                  var                      columnWidth = myFound.parentTextFrames[0].textFramePreferences.textColumnFixedWidth,                      columnHeight = myFound.parentTextFrames[0].geometricBounds[2] - myFound.parentTextFrames[0].geometricBounds[0],                      myObjectWidth = myFound.pageItems[0].geometricBounds[3] - myFound.pageItems[0].geometricBounds[1],                      myObjectHeight = myFound.pageItems[0].geometricBounds[2] - myFound.pageItems[0].geometricBounds[0],                      myScaleFactorH = (columnWidth / myObjectWidth) - 0.15,                      myScaleFactorV = (columnHeight / myObjectHeight) - 0.15,                      myScaleMatrixH = app.transformationMatrices.add({                          horizontalScaleFactor: myScaleFactorH,                          verticalScaleFactor: myScaleFactorH                      }),                      myScaleMatrixV = app.transformationMatrices.add({                          horizontalScaleFactor: myScaleFactorV,                          verticalScaleFactor: myScaleFactorV                      });                      if (myObjectHeight * myScaleFactorH == columnHeight) {                      return null;                  } else if (myObjectHeight * myScaleFactorH < columnHeight) {                      myFound.pageItems[0].transform(                          CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES,                          AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR,                          myScaleMatrixH);                  } else {                      myFound.pageItems[0].transform(                          CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES,                          AnchorPoint.TOP_LEFT_ANCHOR,                          myScaleMatrixV);                  }              }          }              app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;          } else {          alert("Open a document");      }  }  This one worked, perfectly when I changed the rescale overflow from 5% to 45% and changed the scale factor by 0.15. However, the rescale overflow seems to be a specific measure as for humongous image frames, this might not be an ideal solution for which, your version 7 of the script could work. However, the anomaly of the script to work one time and not the other time, seems to be interesting. Regards, Aman ... View more

Hey Marc, Thank you for clarifying the mistakes. I tried the new version with the document. However, before placing the document, I went through the following steps: Created a new document with "Primary Text Frame" option ticked to let A-Master spread have chained primary frames. Then, I rechecked the first page to have A-Master applied and used the Place Gun to import the document. After the file import, I ran the script, however, like before, the script processed first two items and download all other images to the size of dot, as discussed before. I am not able to figure out, where I am going wrong. I tried to run the script following the above steps, it didn't change the size of the first image frame and deleted all other image frames. Hence, if possible, I would request you to please attach the script applied sample document so that I may compare the properties applied to ascertain the glitches. And, Mr. Marc, Thank you very much for taking out the time and being so patient and helpful. I am grateful to you for all the help and trouble, you went through. Regards, Aman ... View more

Hi Marc, I tried the modified version of of the script and it gave the same results as we discussed before. for ease, I have already attached a sample document and hope that it will fulfill the purpose for testing. Hope to see this through. Regards, Aman ... View more

Hey vinny38​, I perfectly understand you must be busy with other things. I am already grateful to you for taking out the time from your busy schedule for such an activity. So, we shall continue it after Thursday, then. I tried version 6 and as you rightly predicted, the script gave the same error so I tweaked the script a explained. After running the modified version, text flowed without any overset as the script had custom lined the images however, it did not scale the images to text frame size and gave the following error: For your ease, I am attaching a sample INDD document with certain caveats: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19SrwcPWRUqLMrdgHLOSpdCpNRfw11bwA/view?usp=sharing 1. I have removed the image content however, the image frames are intact and untouched which shall serve the same purpose. 2. All the images have Anchored Object Positioning: Above or Inline, as the original word document have inline images 3. You will find that the text overflows due to the varying size of images which run beyond the text frame size. 4. If you apply Anchored Object Positioning: Custom through all Find/Change to all the Objects then, the file will start to flow and you will see images frames of varying sizes. Hope, this will help in achieving the desired results. Regards, Aman ... View more

Hey Marc, I understand that a sample file would be rather help in understanding the problem. Hence, please find attached a sample INDD document with certain caveats: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19SrwcPWRUqLMrdgHLOSpdCpNRfw11bwA/view?usp=sharing 1. I have removed the image content however, the image frames are intact and untouched which shall serve the same purpose. 2. All the images have Anchored Object Positioning: Above or Inline, as the original word document have inline images 3. You will find that the text overflows due to the varying size of images which run beyond the text frame size. 4. If you apply Anchored Object Positioning: Custom through all Find/Change to all the Objects then, the file will start to flow and you will see images frames of varying sizes. Hope, this serves as a sample document. Regards, Aman ... View more

Hi, Firstly, a big thank you to both - vinny38​ and Laubender​ for dedicating their valuable time to the query. I am truly lucky to have been supported by you guys. Laubender​: As per your suggestion, I did check out the mages in the word document and they appear to be normal (not cropped). vinny38​: Though experts have shown a kind gesture of looping in and providing valuable inputs but you have been the torch bearer and main lead for this query. Your solution and zeal provided the necessary break-through, so I urge you to take it to the finish line, as well. Your indulgence and dedication towards the puzzle enticed others to take an interest. So, request you to not leave us hanging, now when you have almost solved the puzzle. Once it is done, the whole community will be grateful to you because this is one of the problems which has been faced by every user, atleast once. I tried both versions of the script and, below are the notes: Version 4: Version 4 worked perfectly for few images. Below image was out of bounds in terms of "width and not height". So, the script perfectly rescaled the image under text frame size. However, for very large images, it followed the script's approach of rescaling by a factor of 5%. The small cross was a large image which was out of bound on both ends - width as well as height. Though this is a minor issue, as one can change the scale factor to make the necessary adjustment. Major point of concern in Version 4 was that the script re-scaled the in-bound images as well (those which were well under the text frame size) leading to loss of pixel density in case of small images and major underscaling (5%), in case of normal sized images. Your script definitely solved the problem of overflow as the whole text flowed perfectly. This is major breakthrough. I repeat, a major one. This is gonna help in creating a simpler workflow for many users. Big Thank You!!!1 I guess, you tried to tackle the issue with version 5 which may leave in-bound images, unattended. Version 5: Whenever I try to run the script, it gives the following error: I checked for Anchor Positioning as well and it was fine. So, I am not able to figure out the cause of the error. Regards, Aman ... View more

Hi Marc, Thank you replying to thread, once again. It is delight to see such an amazing mind working on the technicality, and am glad to hear that you now have a bit clear understanding of the issue at hand. As rightly stated, my goal line is to downscale all those inline objects which run out of the text frame either by 'width' or 'height' or both; not particularly just the width but the height, as well as this helps in getting rid of the overflow problem and makes the workflow manageable. I went with the script and it worked on all the object in two different ways: The dialog box displayed that it had processed two items. It perfectly gave the desired results for the first two objects as they were rescaled to fit to the text frame width It left the already in-bound object (which fit well under the text frame size) unattended. The script detected the ghost items and forced them to show up on stage, and the text flowed perfectly. However, the script highly downscaled the rest of the images and left them and din't do the adjustment, it did for the first two objects. This definitely solved the problem of overflow text arising out of large images, at a single go and definitely brought us one step closer to a simpler workflow in terms of text flow. However, it brings us back to the task of rescaling every image, again. Though the effort is great, however, it could have been tremendous if the work had given the same output generated for the first two objects to all the other objects, as well. This tweak could definitely bring a lot of people closer to a manageable workflow. Thank you for going through all the trouble and helping out! Greatly appreciated! Regards, Aman ... View more

Hey Uwe, This is true and I follow these two approached only. Either I follow Transform Tool or I cut paste image in a new document and rescale it to bring it back to the original document. You are absolutely right that in over set, one cannot tell the dimensions. That is the reason, I spoke about custom positioning as it helps in getting rid of the over set text problem as a temporary fix. This way, I don't have to cut paste the image to another frame. I just go through the same document, select the image frame I want to re-scale and use the Transform Tool, then and there. In such a way, without changing the pasteboard dimensions of the document, you are able to fit the image to the frame. It is just that when you are working with a batch of 500 images or so, working on each one of them become a time consuming task and a script helps you in saving that time. Hence, I thought of consulting with the experts. Regards, Aman ... View more

Hey Marc, Thank you for taking out the time and replying to the thread. Regarding the concern, It follows Smart Flow mechanism but due to large-size of the images and being already in-lined in the original document, the text overflows. With reference to the purpose of scripting forum, you are right that the the purpose is to provide generic code and not specific ones. However, if you would look at the initial part of the request: 1. The problem raised is a genuine problem faced by almost all users at some point or the other (when the size of the images are too large that it overflows the text). 2. However, the problem is so general that you need a container to look/provide for a generic code therefore, i went with the concept of text frame size. If no container is applied, then the problem becomes vast and complex leading to probable application of machine learning. That is why, I applied a container so that one could tweak the container size to find relevant results. Additionally, I perfectly understand the amount of expertise, a professional puts in bringing out such kinds of solutions and I respect one's time for the same. Therefore, for highly specific problems (which I thought to be more complex than the one state above), whenever I turn to a professional I keep in consideration the worthiness of their effort, as well. For instance, there was a highly specific problem pertaining to a concept for which I needed a solution. Even though I didn't know Mr. Peter Kahrel but knew his reputation preceded his good name so I turned to him for professional help rather than 'free highly specific problem' help. With all due respect, I do not mean to exploit anyone as I know that the time and effort it takes to build such an expertise can't be quantified. If I had slightest bit of an idea that was a complex problem, I would have turned to experts in a professional manner, only. Consider my sincerest apologies for the trouble caused and thank you for putting things in perspective. I shall be be considerate of the same, in future. Regards, Aman Mittal ... View more

Hi vinny38​ Thank you for taking out the time from your busy schedule and replying, again. It is my fortune that I got in touch with such a dedicated person, like you. Big Thanks!!! Regarding your concern, I understand that maybe I am not able to define the problem, properly. I will try to accommodate all your concerns this time. Checkpoints: The word document that I using to Place has “Inline” images. INDD Document’s Text Frame size: 5 inch (Width) x 7.7 inch (Height) Removed the image content – Consider the image frame as an image only. Workflow requires all the images to be positioned Above Line with Centre Alignment and not have Custom positioning I place a file through Place Gun which gives me the following result: You may notice two things: Anchored image is out of the frame size in terms of width and not height (out of bounds). And, there is a plus sign which suggests an overflow because there are many images in the document which run beyond the text frame size either in terms of just width (like the above example) or just height or in few cases, through both ends. I check the Anchored Object Positioning for the image which suggests that the images are line, as stated earlier (which is fine with me as my workflow requires all the images to be positioned Above Line with Centre Alignment and not have Custom positioning). However, in order to deal with “overflow” problem I change the positioning of the Anchored Graphics to Custom to ascertain the images which need rescaling. This results in full flow of the text. The moment you change the position to Custom, all the images comes to the sidelines of the frame and the text flows completely. As I told you earlier, I am dealing a hell lot of images of varying sizes in the same document: Image 1 - You could see a particular sized image which if out of width but not in height Image 2 – Both with and height are in-bound (well within frame size) and do not need rescaling Image 3 – Out of bound in terms of height but not in terms of width What I am trying to achieve: A solution which: Searches through the entire document for images running out of bounds (bounds defined as Text frame size: 5 inch x 7.7 inch -  width , height)  either In terms of width but not in terms of height (Reference: Image 1) In terms of height but not in terms of width (Reference: Image 3) In terms of both width and height Rescales but does not trim all the out of bounds running images to fit under the frame size, as shown in the below snap. I used Transform Tool and changed the percentage values to make the Image 3 fit under frame size and brought back the anchor positioning to Above Line with Centre alignment. This time, the image did not overflow and text the flows perfectly. Leaves in-bound images unattended - Image 2 is not rescaled as its size was well under the text frame size I hope this explains the process. In case, I am not still not able to convey the problem clearly, then, do let me know. I will send you a sample document for the same. Big Thanks to you!!! Regards, Aman Mittal ... View more

Hey Laubender, Yes, all the pages have same text frame size: 5 inch x 7.7 inch with a single column setting. Regards, Aman Mittal ... View more