Plugins and Scripts Posts

Style Highlighting

May 20 2012 • 1:26 PM

A new free script can reveal at a glance where any style has been applied in your documents.

Getting Around Windows 7 Security to “Save” Files Into InDesign’s Application Folder

February 11 2012 • 2:41 PM

Most of us know that scripts are really nothing more than plain text files. In fact, many times in a user forum I’ll see a simple script typed out with the instructions to copy it to a plain text file and save it in the InDesign scripts folder with a JSX extension. Another use for [...]

Make a Calendar with Every Interfaith Holiday Listed On It

February 9 2012 • 2:21 PM

Those of you who know me well know that I’m fascinated by religion, science, and InDesign. So when I saw this blog post listing all the various dates of religious holidays this year, I realized I had to combine my interests and get them all into one calendar.
Fortunately, I use CalendarWizard, and awesome script by [...]

Using NINA Scripts for Spirograph Patterns in InDesign

February 2 2012 • 5:59 PM

These are the coolest shapes you’ll ever find inside InDesign

Get Your Old Scripts Running Again with “MakeItRun”

January 25 2012 • 7:18 AM

A new, free script from Automatication (Martinho da Gloria) lets you run orphaned older Javascripts in the current version of InDesign

Releasing Inlines

January 19 2012 • 8:28 PM

How to move an inline graphic out of the text flow.

How to Install a Script in InDesign That You Found in a Forum or Blog Post

January 11 2012 • 10:48 AM

If you find a script that is just text (not a downloadable file), how do you install it?

Get 30% off Blatner Tools and Power Styles This Month!

January 9 2012 • 3:17 PM

Hey, just a quick note to let you know that you can get 30% off Blatner Tools or Power Styles from DTP Tools until February 15 if you use the codeĀ 12IDSECRETS30 when you check out at dtptools.com.
(For those who don’t know: Power Styles is a subset of the Blatner Tools Suite of InDesign plug-ins — [...]

Copy Data From One Table Into Another with PopTabFmClip

January 8 2012 • 11:30 AM

How to lose formatting (or maintain it) when copying the data

Convert MathType Content in Microsoft Word Docs to Editable Text

December 10 2011 • 5:33 AM

mt.importer is a great way to convert MathType to editable InDesign equations