{"id":778,"date":"2026-06-07T10:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rolanddreger.net\/de\/?p=778"},"modified":"2026-06-07T11:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T11:18:00","slug":"plugins-and-scripts-for-indesign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolanddreger.net\/de\/778\/plugins-and-scripts-for-indesign\/","title":{"rendered":"Plugins and Scripts for InDesign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A list of (hopefully useful) plugins and scripts for Adobe InDesign that I\u2019ve developed over the past few years. 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The matches are highlighted in the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-word-import\">Microsoft Word import<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-script-list#microsoft-word-import\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternative Microsoft Word import for Adobe InDesign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-color-script\">Color Script<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-script-list#color-script\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The script helps with handling colour management in Adobe InDesign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-proper-word-division\">Proper word division<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-script-list#proper-word-division\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find words with incorrect hyphenation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/get-x-height\">x-Height<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-script-list#x-height\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Script to determine x-Height of selected text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/pdf-page-options\">PDF Page Options<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-script-list#pdf-page-options\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Change page options of placed PDF, AI and INDD files in Adobe InDesign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/create-default-layers\">Create default layers<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-script-list#create-default-layers\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This script for Adobe InDesign creates default layers based on the defined settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-add-bookmarks\">Add bookmarks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/RolandDreger\/indesign-script-list#add-bookmarks\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Create bookmarks in an Adobe InDesign document using paragraph styles, character styles, or a GREP search.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A list of (hopefully useful) plugins and scripts for Adobe InDesign that I\u2019ve developed over the past few years. 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