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Automating InDesign since 2009

Tag : (Script)MenuAction

Please, InDesign, Show Me a Sample of That Style!

Trivial story: you just have reopened an old InDesign document — or even a fresh one — and dozens of obscure names populate the style panels. You do not remember what that pesky “TDM Sub2” style refers to, or what it looks like, or where it is used. So you'll have to run the F/C dialog, select a Find Format, etc. We have a faster solution: right-click the style and “Goto Sample”…

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Introducing SmartSort for InDesign [UPDATE]

SmartSort, a new script menu action for InDesign CS4/CS5/CS6/CC

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PhysicalSize | New Version (with Russian support)

PhysicalSize 1.07, script for InDesign CC/CS6/CS5/CS4PhysicalSize 1.07 is now available with a safer implementation of the menu controller and supporting the Russian locale. It also fixes a possible issue regarding HiDPI. This free script allows you to calibrate one or multiple monitors so you can display your layout in true 1:1 dimensions whenever needed…

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SmartSort 1.05 | New Design, New Options

Many thanks to Peter Kahrel for his valuable suggestions and samples regarding word-by-word and letter-by-letter systems. SmartSort 1.05 is out in a fresh skin with more detailed—and relevant—options. (To upgrade from the beta release, quit InDesign, replace the old SmartSort.jsx file and restart the application.)

PhysicalSize | Check Your Design At True 1:1 Magnification

PhysicalSize for InDesign CS4/CS5/CS6/CCEvery InDesign user must accept this boring fact: “100% size preview is not actual size”. Because of this old unsolved flaw, graphic designers, layout artists, typographers… cannot trust the so-called “Actual Size” command. With PhysicalSize you will be able to recover your sight…

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How to Create your Own InDesign Menus

The InDesign Menu Model.

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