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InDesign is Adobe's scriptable publishing software. When using this tag also tag the language that you are coding in for context, e.g. [extendscript], [applescript], or [vbscript], etc..

Adobe InDesign is a software application that can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers and books. It can publish content directly to tablet devices, in conjunction with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.

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How can we convert CMYK to RGB in illustrator script?

I fetch cmyk value for color and convert it into RGB and this RGB color is displayed in an html extension. But Color picker shows different values for RGB color due to which we get difference in color shades.i use normal java script method to…
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Why "FindTextPreferences" not working?

I have 1 Font missing : [ddddの]. I want find and replace to Font [Ab] This is my Code, but it can't find . > oIndesign.FindTextPreferences = 1851876449 > oIndesign.ChangeTextPreferences = 1851876449 > …
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Select all text in thread in InDesign?

I'm attempting to select all text in a thread in InDesign CS4 so I can call another script (not made by me) on the selected text using doScript. This question makes me think it is possible. I tried frame.contents.select();, but this gives the error…
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creating many reports from a single template - what is this called?

I am having a hard time figuring out a solution to the following reporting issue. I used to do something similar using SAP Business Objects but am with a different org now and have different resources/software available. It seems like a common…
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Link textboxes in InDesign so that resizing one moves the others

I am working in Adobe InDesign. If I have a textbox below another textbox, is there a way to link them or something so that if I adjust the top text box, the bottom one moves up or down to keep the same distance between it and the top one? Thanks!
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indesign color theme tool changing color of text

indesign color theme tool changes the color of any text in same text frame regardless of different paragraph styles. It makes sense, but I was hoping I'd be able to pick a color from a visual for headline, another for subhead… no luck. Anyone know…
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InDesign: Check if cancel button is clicked on a dialog

I have a script in InDesign which opens a folder dialog. How can I show an alert if the user pressed the Cancel button and then stop the script?
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Random Errors in ActionScript - Memory overflow?

We're developing an InDesign CS6 Extension with Adobe Flash Builder 4.6. I got strange errors in a JavaScript Injection, so I converted the JavaScript to Action Script and put it directly into my code. But the errors continue to appear. This is the…
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How to pull images from network share to InDesign that works in both Windows and OSX?

We are running a project where we use a CMS (Sitecore) to feed InDesign with content to dynamically create a product catalog. In short we create components in Sitecore that then can be dragged into InDesign and be connected to a certain page in the…
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Apply bold italic character style to tag when importing xml to adobe indesign

Is it possible to apply a bold italic character style to a tag in adobe indesign. Currently you can create a character style e.g. 'strong' and map this style to a tag, so when you import an xml, the 'strong' character style will apply to any…
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XML import InDesign fails

When I try to import an XML file into InDesign CC, I have to select the XML file multiple times while it's importing the file. Sometimes I have to select it six or seven times before it finally finishes importing. I have validated the XML file and…
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How to convert InDesign (.indd) file to .idml file (and back) online or without installing InDesign Suite?

I am being handed a Indesign (.indd) file from which I extract out .idml file using Indesign App. Can this & other way conversion be done through Adobe's SDK or any online api without the need to have the app installed. Didn't see any reference for…
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Getting strange characters when pasting from the clipboard into InDesign

I have a script that takes the contents of the clipboard and writes them to a file so that I can paste the content into InDesign. It was working earlier but now it is replacing all the quotes with these characters, "‚Äù". I'll paste the before and…
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How do we identify inline xml element when we flow content as story element in inDesign for applying paragraph/Character styling as of required?

We have an indesign Document(.indd) in which we have several master spreads and we need to import a xml and place the content in the respective master spreads .Following is the sample of the xml which we are importing:-
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Create pdf from inDesign at runtime

For a project I need to automate creation of business cards. Now, they have a InDesign file for each business card template. They insert the info of alle the people in the indesign file and then generate a pdf of it. Now, entering the information of…
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