BLOG INDEX 2016
BLOG INDEX FOR 2016 It is amazing how fast a year can pass leaving one to wonder where did the time go! In anticipating a new year, we are left to evaluate time spent and think of ways that we can organize and optimize our efforts in the future. Certainly that is one reason that […]
EXPORT AND CROP IMAGE
IMAGE PROCESSING FOR MACINTOSH USERS The Macintosh operating system provides a wealth of scripting options for automating Adobe InDesign using AppleScript. This is in addition to that provided by InDesign itself. With AppleScript you can take advantage of the scripted capability of other programs such as Photoshop that have opened their functionality to scripting. Introducing […]
SEASONS GREETINGS
In keeping with the season, may we offer a fun little AppleScript script as a bonus that may leave you smiling. Just copy the script into the AppleScript Editor and save it as an .app file on your hard drive (without options checked). When you want to run it, make sure you have sound turned […]
PLAIN TEXT FILES FOR AUTOMATION
READ TEXT FILE AS LIST There are a number of ways information in a plain text file can be used as part of an automation workflow. The popular FindChangeByList script that is part of the Sample scripts provided by Adobe is one example. This script reads the support text file in a designated folder) to […]
INLINE TEXT FRAMES
INLINE TEXT FRAMES An interesting topic was brought to light recently in the script forum for Adobe InDesign. It had to do with inline text frames. Inline text frames may also be referred to as anchored frames as they are not necessarily anchored “in line”. No matter how they are referenced, inline frames can pose […]
DISPLAYING FONT FAMILY MEMBERS
FONTS, FONTS, AND MORE FONTS For those who are fairly new to the design world of the computer, the list of fonts that become available for applications can be intimidating. Even those who are “old-timers” can use a little help sometimes when it comes to deciding what font to use for that new project. With […]
GOOGLE DOCS TO ADOBE INDESIGN
A journey into the world of working with third party applications can open up many opportunities for exploration. This is where I have found myself lately looking for ways to automate Google Docs for import into Adobe InDesign. THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS The biggest problem with using documents prepared in third party applications is that many […]
GOOGLE DOCS TO INDESIGN
WORKING WITH GOOGLE DOCS I have always been an avid supporter of InCopy. I love its workflow options with InDesign. But over the past year or so, I have been presented with a number of workflow situations that involved Google Docs.Google Docs is cool and it’s free. What’s more, people are using it. So I […]
EXCEL FILE TO INDESIGN (NOT TABLE)
A recent inquiry on the InDesign Scripting Forum under the heading “Script or Paragraph Style”, asked: I have an Excel Spreadsheet with Business Name, Phone, and Category…I want to format this info (over 600 entries) into an almost “phone book” like layout. 3 columns, Bold first line, tabs: with dotted Leader, regular typeface font […]
PLACING EMAIL CONTENT IN INDESIGN
PLACING MAIL CONTENT IN INDESIGN A recent post to the Adobe InDesign Scripting forum asked about a script to place email content into an InDesign document. Of course, this got me to thinking about the Macintosh users out there who haven’t discovered the power of AppleScript. If you are a Macintosh user and you are […]