Auto Size text boxes

Hi Brenda, I don’t think that you can set a keyboard shortcut for that, I suggest to evaluate a search and replace with objects to apply what you need to. You can execute the search and replace to all the open documents.

Hope this helps

Hi Brenda.
I suppose this could be scripted. Then just apply a keyboard shortcut to the script.
Here’s an example I just wrote (based on Adobe’s CreateCharacterStyle.jsx):
Although I am very unsure how this WP forum handles codes and a bit worried it would remove some characters…

main();
function main(){
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if (app.documents.length != 0){
if (app.selection.length == 1){
switch (app.selection[0].constructor.name){
case “TextFrame”:
myDefineObjectStyle();
break;
default:
alert(“The selected object is not a text frame. Select some text and try again.”);
break;
}
}
else{
alert(“Please select a single text frame and try again.”);
}
}
else{
alert(“No documents are open. Please open a document, select some text, and try again.”);
}
}

function myDefineObjectStyle(myCharacterStyleName){
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var myObjectStyleName = “Auto-resize text frame height”;

//Create the object style if it does not already exist.
myObjectStyle = myDocument.objectStyles.item(myObjectStyleName);
try{
myObjectStyle.name;
}
catch (myError){
myObjectStyle = myDocument.objectStyles.add({name:myObjectStyleName});
}

//Object Syle settings
myObjectStyle.basedOn = myDocument.objectStyles[0];
myObjectStyle.enableTextFrameAutoSizingOptions = true;
myObjectStyle.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY; //Change if necessary
myObjectStyle.textFramePreferences.autoSizingReferencePoint = AutoSizingReferenceEnum.TOP_CENTER_POINT; //Change if necessary

myObjectStyle.enableFill = false;
myObjectStyle.enableStroke = false;
myObjectStyle.enableStrokeAndCornerOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableParagraphStyle = false;
myObjectStyle.enableTextFrameGeneralOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableTextFrameBaselineOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableStoryOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableTextWrapAndOthers = false;
myObjectStyle.enableAnchoredObjectOptions = false;
myObjectStyle.enableFrameFittingOptions = false;

}
// Apply ObjectStyle to the selection
var myObject = app.selection[0];
myObject.appliedObjectStyle = myObjectStyle;

Hmmm not too bad… Apparently only quote marks have been converted.
In your code editor, just change them back (both opening and ending) to straight quotes and it should be OK.
^^

Oh and the last 3 lines should come before the preceding brace }
Pity we can’t edit posts…

https://wetransfer.com/downloads/684c9bd386f5aefb6c94bb401f1cc4c020180112152103/ba62d0d6fc005eedce28d412defb387e20180112152103/790b0a
Place the file into your Scripts Panel

Sorry Brenda, it’s weekend time…
Besides, what’s the point? Are you just trying to fit frame to content with a shortcut? If that so, you should be able to achieve it without scripting.
Could you be more specific about what exactly you want to do?
Also please note the provided script not only turn on autosizing, but also applied an object style.

Hi Brenda.
So if I understand well, you want to some of switch.
A script that would turn ON autosizing if it’s OFF and that would turn it OFF it was ON. Am I correct?
If that so, you can try the script below: (don’t forget to change quote marks to straight ones)
main();

function main() {
//Make certain that user interaction (display of dialogs, etc.) is turned on.
app.scriptPreferences.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevels.interactWithAll;
if (app.documents.length != 0) {
if (app.selection.length == 1) {
switch (app.selection[0].constructor.name) {
case “TextFrame”:
AutosizeOnOff();
break;
default:
alert(“The selected object is not a text frame. Select some text and try again.”);
break;
}
} else {
alert(“Please select a single text frame and try again.”);
}
} else {
alert(“No documents are open. Please open a document, select some text, and try again.”);
}
}

function AutosizeOnOff() {
var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
var myObject = app.selection[0];

if (myObject.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType == AutoSizingTypeEnum.OFF) {
myObject.textFramePreferences.autoSizingReferencePoint = AutoSizingReferenceEnum.TOP_CENTER_POINT; //Change if necessary. See https://jongware.mit.edu/idcs6js/pe_AutoSizingReferenceEnum.html
myObject.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_ONLY; //Change if necessary. See https://jongware.mit.edu/idcs6js/pe_AutoSizingTypeEnum.html
alert(“Autosizing is now ON”); // delete this line if you don’t want the alert box anymore
} else {
myObject.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = AutoSizingTypeEnum.OFF;
alert(“Autosizing is now OFF”); // delete this line if you don’t want the alert box anymore
}
}

Download link below:
https://wetransfer.com/downloads/74d0c2189052ea61ce08f345896008d420180115083705/1192836602fa365851f4880b5dc73a3020180115083705/21a89c

Let me know if it works for you
Vinny