Convert all notes in a document to text

Aaron Gray

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    • November 9, 2017 at 10:52 am #99481
      Aaron Gray
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      I know that this can be done; I’m just not script-savvy enough to do it. There is an option in the “Notes” panel to take the selected note and have it “Convert To Text.” However, I would like a script to take ALL the notes in a document and convert them ALL to text. Does anyone know how to do that? Thanks!

    • November 9, 2017 at 11:45 am #99483
      Kai Rübsamen
      Member

      Hi Aaron,

      this can be done with one line. But realize that you maybe get overset text!

      app.activeDocument.stories.everyItem().notes.everyItem().convertToText();

      Kai

    • November 9, 2017 at 12:24 pm #99484
      Aaron Gray
      Participant

      Yes! That’s exactly what I needed, Kai. Thank you so much!

    • November 16, 2017 at 12:11 pm #99677
      Holly Satterlund
      Member

      Newbie to scripting here. How do I get that above line to run in InDesign? I’m not very familiar with applescript, javascript and the like. I was trying to make new script files and loaded them into my User panel to run, but am getting error messages.

    • November 17, 2017 at 7:10 am #99709
      Aaron Gray
      Participant

      Hi Holly. Check out the following blog post, and that will walk you through it. Good luck! https://creativepro.com/how-to-install-a-script-in-indesign-that-you-found-in-a-forum-or-blog-post.php

    • November 17, 2017 at 7:22 am #99710
      Holly Satterlund
      Member

      Thanks, Aaron! I was doing just about everything in that post already, but I guess I was using the wrong format/tools by trying to save out files from Script Editor/ExtendScript Toolkit. Then I couldn’t figure out how to save the .txt file as .jsx, since it wasn’t an option in the Save dialog. So I just renamed the extension on my desktop, installed it, and it works. Thank you!!

    • November 17, 2017 at 7:29 am #99711
      Aaron Gray
      Participant

      No problem!

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