InDesign Scripts • How to Find, Use, & Install • Footnotes→Endnotes • Break Text Threads • Automate!

Published: 09 February 2022
on channel: Becky’s Graphic Design®, LLC

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Have you ever wished that Adobe InDesign had recordable Actions, like in Photoshop or Illustrator? Me, too. Fortunately, there's a function for "Scripts," which are basically "Actions" for InDesign.
In this video, I show where to find some scripts, how to download them, how to install them, and how to use them. I feature a script that converts footnotes to endnotes, one that breaks text threads cleanly, and one that removes spurious white space.

0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Explanation of Scripts
0:26 - The Scripts Panel
0:53 - Explaining the Endnotes Problem
01:21 - The Slow Way to Fix it
01:45 - Automate the Footnotes to Endnotes Conversion
02:09 - Where to Get Footnotes to Endnotes Script
02:32 - How to Download a .zipped Script
02:48 - The .JSX File
03:06 - Where to Install the .JSX Files in Your Computer
03:52 - The Final File Path for .JSX Files
04:35 - Setting Up the .INDD Files for the Script to work
05:09 - Name the Destination Text Box
06:01 - Automatic Footnotes to Endnotes Conversion for Whole Book!
06:55 - Save All Files at Once
07:08 - Breaking Text Thread Problem
07:41 - Show/Hide Text Threads
07:51 - Editing vs. Preview Toggle Key
08:34 - Where to Find Script to Break Text Threads
08:48 - How to Download a Code or Text-Based Script
09:33 - Using the SplitStory Script
10:18 - Showcase of "Remove Spurious White Space" Script

Footnotes→Endnotes Script:
https://creativepro.com/files/kahrel/...

Remove blank/white spaces script:
https://creativepro.com/files/kahrel/...

Split Text Threads without losing content. Copy and paste this info into a text document and then change the file extension to SplitStoryByFourAces.jsx
https://creativepro.com/downloads/Sto...

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Lake Michigan by Staffan Carlén

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