Run a Sequence of Scripts in Adobe InDesign
You may use scripts already in Adobe InDesign. Scripts are great for automating and securing your workflow. But in case you want to run several scripts, you have to execute them one by one. Most of these routines only take (milli)seconds. But a few of them can be more time consuming. Eventually, you are just […]
CSV & Carriage returns issues
Any datamerge user has faced this issue : one “cell” has a carriage return (Ex: a two lines adress) but while datamerging with InDesign, everything goes wrong ! Informations are misused or even disappearing. But all your data is right within your table software. A single carriage return has corrupted the the data processing of the […]
Adobe & Enfocus Reseller Certification
Our studio has been certified as both Adobe & Enfocus Reseller. This title gives us the ability to sell content directly to our customers avoiding dealing with an external distributor. Here is a list of every software we are authorised to distribute : Enfocus : Instant PDF (Export Certified PDFs from your creative applications) Certified PDF (A PDF Certified Specs […]
How to choose between XML Import and Datamerge ?
During an InDesign User Group Meeting in Paris, a spectator asked me this simple question : “How to choose between XML Import and Datamerge ?”. A vast topic I tried to cover in a short time. I take this opportunity to speak further and hopefully provide elements of a response to make your final choice. Context matters It’s all about your layout […]
InDesignSecrets presents our InlineMerge script
InDesignSecrets does us the honor once again of introducing a product of ours to its readers : InlineMerge. This script extends datamerge feature by generating all the records inline in a same box. It’s a perfect tool for anyone that wants to create directories without using XML injection or buying plug-ins for for single use only. Formerly, […]
Launch of our new website !
Some may have noticed that our website has been completely redesigned. The former design was very well received. However, as our studio has evolved, there was a growing gap between our services and our image. It was time to rethink our website and we are happy to introduce it in its new livery. We hope you will […]
Seen on TV !
In 2011, Stéphane Baril & David Deraedt, both pre-sales consultants at Adobe France and facilitators of the late”Chips & Tips” webshow invited Marc Autret and I to an InDesign Scripting introduction. One may consider the video as old but the content remains completely valid. If you are new to scripts or wish to learn more, […]
Add highly customized Text Variables to InDesign
InDesign text variables are really powerful. I recently saw a forum post where some people was asking if it was possible to add the computer name to the InDesign text variables. At first, I was about to answer him “no, you can’t”. And the fact is you normally can’t…Unless you get some InDesign Scripting in the […]
Make ASCII Art with InDesign
Do you like ASCII Art ? Me too ! A few weeks ago, I have been started thinking if it could be possible to generate ASCII Art from any regular InDesign Content. The concept is easy : take an image and translate every pixel into a representative character. How could I possibly introduce that idea within InDesign […]
Happy New Year 2013
So Maya were wrong. No end of the World in 2012 and that’s good news. What a pity if our automation solutions had such a short existence. What a relief, our scripts, extensions and XML Workflow will remain beneficial for 2013 and beyond as no “End of the World” is expected soon. We will keep on […]
