All posts by: Ariel

Scale to PPI, the InDesign script that resizes one or all graphics in a document to match a target PPI (points per inch) value, has had a massive overhaul, and is now easier to use and more robust than ever!...
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Interactive PDF forms have something called an “add an image” field. This allows the user of the form to click on an area in a form, choose an image from their harddrive, and add it to the form. Although InDesign...
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V-Justify, the InDesign script that puts you in full control of InDesign’s vertical justification, has been updated to version 1.6.4. Version 1.6.4 Bug fix: If baseline shift has been applied to the first character of the last line of text...
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We’re pleased to announce that the DeepL Translate script has been updated to version 3.2.5, with some important improvements! Better Support for Footnotes, Cells in Tables and Hyperlink Destinations In previous versions, text in footnotes, cells, and various hyperlink destinations...
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Version 2.5.9 Added progress bar functionality Version 2.5.8 Updated activation routine Version 2.5.7 Fixed bug: Conditional check for searchBackwards property to ensure compatibility with older InDesign versions (removed if not supported) Version 2.5.6 Resolved server migration issue Added searchBackwards=false parameter...
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MMayer asks on the id-extras forum: There are many ways of doing this, but it should be pretty simple. Here’s one suggestion: // BS"D // Find/Change Based on Line Count // An InDesign script Copyright (c) Bookraft LLC, 2024 //...
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FormMaker has been updated to version 4.0.10. The change log (since the last reported version, which was 4.0.5) is as follows: Bug fix: Form fields with various types of spot colours (Pantone, etc.) prevented FormMaker from creating an interactive PDF....
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Extract Pages has been updated to version 2.0.6 today. Version 2.0.6 fixes a bug: When splitting a file by paragraph style, an invalid page range was produced. Download the latest version from the My Account page, here: https://www.id-extras.com/shopping-cart/my-account/...
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We’re pleased to announce that the DeepL Translate script has been updated to version 3.2.0, with two major improvements! Let’s Keep It Informal! It is now possible to select the formality level when making a translation! DeepL does not support...
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Mastermatic has been updated to version 2.4.0. A scrollbar now appears to the right of the paragraph-styles–master-page list if there are too many pairs to fit comfortably on the screen. This means that there is no longer any limit to...
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We’ve been busy over the last few months with updates to several popular scripts, as well a major change to how scripts are activated. Let’s begin with that! Out with the serial numbers, in with the email-address activation We’ve updated...
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I was asked the following question regarding the Id-Extras DeepL Translate add-on: We have run a number of major translations and there is a noticeable difference between this and the online version of DeepL. Is the latest API implemented in...
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The following free script will set all files that are part of an InDesign book (.indb) to use automatic page numbering. Specifically, it will change the options of the first section of each file in the book (except the first...
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Page Numbers to Words has been updated to version 1.2.0. This version fixes an InDesign bug where the position of the frame containing the page numbers might shift if it was originally on a master page. What the user would...
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Fit Page to Selection has been updated to version 1.2.0. This version fixes a bug where the position of other items on the spread that were not selected would shift position when the page was resized to match the selection....
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Another update to V-Justify has been released. Version 1.6.2 includes a couple of important new features, as well as several bug fixes. New Feature: The new “Justification Target” area A new “Justification Target” area has been added to the UI...
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We’re pleased to announce the release of new update to V-Justify, the InDesign script that puts you in full control of InDesign’s vertical justification. New in version 1.5.1 is the ability to justify individual columns, not just all the columns...
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V-Justify has received another important update that changes quite a lot of things. First, there are now 5 options in the Justification Style dropdown: Prefer Tight, Prefer Loose, Loosen Only, Tighten Only, and Minimum Change. They are fully described on the product page (here)...
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