Scripting Indesign Cs3/4 with JavaScript

by Peter Kahrel

Author In Adobe InDesign CS6, the changes to InDesign's scripting DOM are absolutely minimal. Therefore, the information in this title is valid and up to date for August 2010. Author Peter Kahrel updated this Short Cut to cover InDesign CS5.InDesign provides a powerful setof tools for producing beautifuldocuments. While you can certainlydo all your work by hand throughInDesign's graphical interface, thereare many times when it's much easier towrite a script. Once you've automateda task, you can run it over the wholedocument, ensuring consistency, orjust when you need it, simplifying andspeeding your layout process. All ittakes is a bit of JavaScript knowledgeand a willingness to explore InDesign'sprogramming features.

74 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 3, 2009

Reviews

[Georg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful book, as it provides the necessary concepts and a good number of examples to get you going. Layout is quite poor, though.