Using Scripts

Perhaps the most powerful way to automate working in InDesign is with AppleScripts on the Macintosh or VisualBasic scripts in Windows. You can also use JavaScripts, which work on both platforms. While you need to know code to write scripts, it's very easy to run scripts in InDesign. Writing code is much too difficiult for me. Running scripts is totally easy. (Honestly, if I can do it, anyone can!)

To run scripts in InDesign:

1.	Place the script file or the folder containing the script file inside the following directory path: InDesign Application Folder: Presets: Scripts.
2.	Choose Windows > Automation > Scripts to open the Scripts palette . Use the Scripts palette to run scripts from within InDesign.
3.	If you have placed a folder inside the Scripts directory, click the triangle controller to open the scripts in the folder.
4.	Double-click the script that appears in the palette. Tip Certain scripts require an object or text to be selected. Follow any onscreen prompts that occur.