Creating A Document Template - Adobe 27510753 - InDesign CS2 - PC Manual

Adobe InDesign CS2 Scripting Guide

Creating a document template

This example creates a new document, defines slug and bleed areas, adds information to the document's XMP
metadata, sets up master pages, adds page footers, and adds job information to a table in the slug area:
//DocumentTemplate.jsx
//An InDesign CS2 JavaScript
//Creates a document template, including master pages, layers, a color,
//paragraph and character styles, guides, and XMP information.
//Set the application default margin preferences.
with (app.marginPreferences){
//Save the current application default margin preferences.
var myY1 = top;
var myX1 = left;
var myY2 = bottom;
var myX2 = right;
//Set the application default margin preferences.
//Document baseline grid will be based on 14 points, and
//all margins are set in increments of 14 points.
top = 14 * 4 + "pt";
left = 14 * 4 + "pt";
bottom = "74pt";
right = 14 * 5 + "pt";
}
//Make a new document.
var myDocument = app.documents.add();
myDocument.documentPreferences.pageWidth = "7i";
myDocument.documentPreferences.pageHeight = "9i";
myDocument.documentPreferences.pageOrientation = PageOrientation.portrait;
//At this point, we can reset the application default margins
//to their original state.
with (app.marginPreferences){
top = myY1;
left = myX1;
bottom = myY2;
right = myX2;
}
//Set up the bleed and slug areas.
with(myDocument.documentPreferences){
//Bleed
documentBleedBottomOffset = "3p";
documentBleedTopOffset = "3p";
documentBleedInsideOrLeftOffset = "3p";
documentBleedOutsideOrRightOffset = "3p";
//Slug
slugBottomOffset = "18p";
slugTopOffset = "3p";
slugInsideOrLeftOffset = "3p";
slugRightOrOutsideOffset = "3p";
}
//Create a color.
try{
myDocument.colors.item("PageNumberRed").name;
}
catch (myError){
myDocument.colors.add({name:"PageNumberRed", model:ColorModel.process, colorValue:[20, 100, 80,
10]});
}
//Next, set up some default styles.
//Create up a character style for the page numbers.
try{
myDocument.characterStyles.item("page_number").name;
}
catch (myError){
myDocument.characterStyles.add({name:"page_number"});
}
myDocument.characterStyles.item("page_number").fillColor = myDocument.colors.item("PageNumberRed");
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