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Find & Change Text

This script shows how to use InDesigns build in Find And Change options.

/*
      a basic find and change script not using fc queries
      */

/*
      This is the text we are going to change
      look at the fnords
      
      */
var the_text_to_change =
	"An einem Morgen später Regenfällefnord\r" +
	"kam Sierva María de Todos los Ángelesfnord\r" +
	"im Zeichen des Schützen als Siebenmonatskind\r" +
	"recht und schlecht auf die Welt.fnord\r " +
	"fnordSie erinnerte an eine farblose Kaulquappe\r" +
	"und wäre fast von der um den Hals gewickelten Nabelschnur\r" +
	"stranguliert worden.";
var ph = 150;
var pw = 150;
var doc = app.documents.add({
	documentPreferences: {
		pageHeight: ph,
		pageWidth: pw,
	},
}); // create a doc

var tf = doc.pages.item(0).textFrames.add({
	/* Make a textframe in the first page with that text */
	geometricBounds: [12.7, 12.7, ph - 12.7, pw - 12.7],
	contents: the_text_to_change,
	textFramePreferences: {
		verticalJustification: VerticalJustification.CENTER_ALIGN,
	},
});

var all_paragraphs = tf.paragraphs.everyItem(); // get the first paragraph
// set some properties
all_paragraphs.properties = {
	pointSize: 23,
	justification: Justification.CENTER_ALIGN,
	hyphenation: false,
};

app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; // now empty the find what field!!! that's important!!!
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; // empties the change to field!!! that's important!!!

// some settings
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeFootnotes = true;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeHiddenLayers = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeLockedLayersForFind = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeLockedStoriesForFind = true;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeMasterPages = true;

// this is like entering the find what text in the UI
app.findTextPreferences.findWhat = "fnord";
// this is like entering text in the change to
//app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo = "";
// but you can also set some properties
// have a look at this
// http://jongware.mit.edu/idcs6js/pc_ChangeTextPreference.html
app.changeTextPreferences.underline = true;
app.changeTextPreferences.pointSize = 5;
app.changeTextPreferences.fillTint = 42;
// and now hit the button
doc.changeText();

app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; // now empty the find what field!!! that's important!!!
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing; // empties the change to field!!! that's important!!!
// we are done