Adobe InDesign Training Courses: InDesign Scripting

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InDesign Scripting (3 days)

Our InDesign Scripting course shows users how to automate InDesign page layout tasks using JavaScript. Although InDesign scripts can also be created using Visual Basic (Windows only) or AppleScript (Macintosh only), JavaScript has the adavantage of being cross platform. The course is aimed at experienced users of InDesign CS4 and assumes little or no programming experience. It covers the basics of JavaScript and shows users how to automate InDesign processes and workflows.

Scripting Basics
	Introduction to scripting What is scripting? Why use scripting? What about macros? Making script files readable Commenting the script Continuing long lines in JavaScript Objects and classes Object references Values Variables Variable names Assigning values to variables Array variables Converting values from one type to another Finding the value type of a variable Operators Methods Control structures Conditional statements LoopsSubroutines and handlers

Getting Started with InDesign Scripting
	easurements and positioning Coordinates Measurement units The InDesign document object model Looking at the InDesign object model Using palettes to manage scripts Using the Scripts palette Using the Script Label palette Testing and troubleshooting JavaScript debugging

Using ExtendScript Tools and Features
	he ExtendScript Toolkit Configuring the Toolkit window Selecting a debugging target Selecting scripts Tracking data The JavaScript console The call stack The Script Editor Debugging in the Toolkit

Basic document management
	reating a new document Opening a document Closing a document Saving a document

Basic page layout
	efining page size and document length Defining bleed and slug areas Setting page margins and columns Changing the pasteboard's appearance

Using guides and grids
	efining guides Setting grid preferences Snapping to guides and grids Changing measurement units and ruler

Defining and applying document presets
	reating a preset by copying values Creating a preset using new values Using a preset Setting up master spreads

Setting text-formatting defaults
	etting application text defaults Setting the active document's defaults Using text defaults Adding XMP metadata Creating a document template

Printing a document
	rinting using page ranges Setting print preferences Using printer presets Creating printer presets from printing preferences

Exporting a document as PDF
	sing current PDF export options Setting PDF export options and exporting pages separately Exporting a range of pages

Exporting pages as EPS
	xporting all pages Exporting a range of pages Controlling export options