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Franky2123
Franky2123

Reputation: 1

Indesign Script. How to automatically place (18) images from a file into (18) rectangular grids?

Hi I work at a custom photo album retail store. I'm responsible for printing out the albums with inDesign.

Our current system for processing photo albums is to manually place (18) images into an inDesign template with (18) rectangular grids.

Attached below is what the inDesign template looks like.

I want to create a script that either:

Any advice or resources would be appreciated.

I found a script that does something similar to what I need, however it is outdated and requires editing to fit our needs.

https://github.com/johnwun/js4ai/blob/master/distributeStackedObjects.jsx?fbclid=IwAR2tfutFmjcKJ-V7D88TDPn-lPN_MN9OeXOkaLQ0IAlUNo-OoAFPJQu_YiU

I've tried to edit the linked script however, it is out my skill level.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 888

Answers (1)

Ron Estes
Ron Estes

Reputation: 11

I don't see the template you referred to so I can only generalize my comment. I have been successful doing this using the date merge tool in InDesign. With some initial trial and error you can create a template of your layout once and only have to so a couple of steps for each new album. The limitation here is that you are stuck with a evenly spaced grid of images. This works great for hundreds of images as the setup time is negligible compared to the time it would take to place them by hand.

BUT

For 18 images I can't think of an automated solution that could be quicker than the place tool.

  • File > Place

  • Select your 18 images from the folder they are in (CTRL + A OR CTRL + Click to select multiple)

  • This loads all the images onto the cursor and all you have to do is click each frame to place each one. There is even a thumbnail on the cursor so you know which one you are placing if the order matters.

I hope this helps.

Upvotes: 1

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