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• • August 18, 2016 at 5:55 am #87588
    Kathy Cote

    Member

    Hello,
    Does anyone have a script to change pasteboard preferences margins ?

    Thanks for your help.

    KC

  • August 18, 2016 at 6:01 am #87590
    Ari Singer

    Member

    To what do you want to change it?

  • August 18, 2016 at 10:17 am #87595
    Kathy Cote

    Member

    Hi,
    I would like to change the horizontal and vertical margins pasteboard in the preferences (not the margins in the page).

  • August 21, 2016 at 9:36 pm #87680
    Ari Singer

    Member

    I understand. But to what measurements do you want to change it?

  • August 22, 2016 at 6:26 am #87690
    Matt Isaac

    Participant

    /*
    Scripted by Skemicle
    */
    if (parseFloat(app.version) < 6)
    main();
    else
    app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Adjust Pasteboard Margins");
    function main() {
    var win = app.dialogs.add({name:"Adjust Pasteboard Margins"});
    with (win.dialogColumns.add()){
    	staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Set pasteboard top/bottom margins to:"});
    	staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Set pasteboard left/right margins to:"});
    }with(win.dialogColumns.add()){
    	var tbMarginField = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"1"});
    	var lrMarginField = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"5"});
    }win.show();
    var tbMargin = lrMarginField.editContents;
    var lrMargin = tbMarginField.editContents;
    app.activeDocument.pasteboardPreferences.pasteboardMargins = [tbMargin,lrMargin];
    }
    

    This script will give a UI for the user to determine top/bottom and left/right margins. Line 11 can be used as a one line piece of code replacing “tbMargin” and “lrMargin” with the desired values.
    For information on installing and using this script see https://creativepro.com/how-to-install-a-script-in-indesign-that-you-found-in-a-forum-or-blog-post.php.

  • August 22, 2016 at 6:37 am #87701
    Matt Isaac

    Participant

    /*
Scripted by Skemicle
*/
if (parseFloat(app.version) < 6)
main();
else
app.doScript(main, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, "Adjust Pasteboard Margins");
function main() {
var win = app.dialogs.add({name:"Adjust Pasteboard Margins"});
with (win.dialogColumns.add()){
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Set pasteboard top/bottom margins to:"});
staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Set pasteboard left/right margins to:"});
}with(win.dialogColumns.add()){
var tbMarginField = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"1"});
var lrMarginField = textEditboxes.add({editContents:"5"});
}if(win.show() != 1){exit()}
var tbMargin = lrMarginField.editContents;
var lrMargin = tbMarginField.editContents;
app.activeDocument.pasteboardPreferences.pasteboardMargins = [tbMargin,lrMargin];
}Sorry, I forgot about the option to cancel the script in the previous script. If you canceled the previous script it would still change the margins. This script has been updated so if the dialog box is canceled the margins won’t change.

  • August 24, 2016 at 5:36 am #87750
    Kathy Cote

    Member

    Amazing ! It works very well! thanks you so much! Thanks you all!

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