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BLOX Total CMS Client Plug-in for Adobe InDesign

BLOX Total CMS Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop

InDesign Utilities

Set Template Name

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Loops through Adobe InDesign templates and resets split-document template name to the template's name

List Page Styles

With the template or BLOX Total CMS document opened, and one page present, the script will list all the paragraph, character, and object styles used in that template and the fonts used in any of those styles.

Check domain labels

Reads active document metadata and reports the domain associated with that document.

Create Master Doc

Creates a template document based on user's input or from reading the file generated from Get Doc Dimensions utility

Get Doc Dimensions

Generates a pop-up report of the document page size, margins, and print surface.

ADVR AD_Force_IDFcreatorv2020

Used with versions of AD Force (5.6) that don't generate the .ldf file with the output. This utility creates a file with extension of .idf which will then open BLOX Total CMS Ad function. (BLOX menu>documents>Advertising>Create Publications From Edition Files)

INDD Relink OS paths

For Mac/Winidows environments where Adobe InDesign pages may be built/modified in one OS and opened in the other OS.

ADVR Copy_Ad_files

Can be used by any site using the BLOX Total CMS Ad function to create publications. The script reads each frame on the page(s) and determines the expected completed ad file name (usually by ad number). When launched, the user navigates to the completed ad storage location (the path of which…

INDD Save_As_Self

Same action as doing a file>save-as to overwrite the existing document. This reduces the size of the Adobe InDesign document without impacting BLOX Total CMS structure.

SUPRT X Copy Locked Document

Work-around to open a document with a corresponding .idlk which cannot be released in a timely manner. Will allow completion of the page for output but should be used only in emergencies.

SUPRT X Document Package for Print

The same as having user do a File>Package for Print: creates a zipped folder on user's desktop which includes a copy of the document, an .idml of the document, the related links and fonts.

SUPRT Open Log File

Opens the user's active translate log for review, copy/paste to new text document.

SUPRT Log_Collector

Collects specified error, crash, and/or translate log by-user by-work-date to include in reporting issues.

Set This Split-Name to a Template

Loops through the active Adobe InDesign document and presents drop-down choice of templates to assign to this template for advertising page creation if needed.

TMPL8 Snippet Sniffer

Support tool to show related frames in snippets or page content that might cause large cut-out segments in Live E-edition segementing.

INDD Preflight_Errors

Works in conjuction with the LOAD  INDD PreflightProfile in the set below.

LOAD INDD Print Presets

Loads PDF presets stored in tcms_indesgin/domain_local/OutputPreferences/Presets folder. Will remove any non-default preset (not bracketed with [].

LOAD INDD PreflightProfile

Loads .idpp files stored in tcms_indesign/domain_local/OutputPreferences/Presets folder. Used in support of the addition of preflight checks in output preference files or with the prefilght uitlitify INDD  Preflight_Errors (that utility requires a specifically named preflight profile of TCMS_PDF).

ADVR Report Generator

Can be used by any site using the BLOX Total CMS Ad function to create publications.

LOAD INDD PDF Presets

Loads PDF presets stored in tcms_indesgin/domain_local/OutputPreferences/Presets folder. Will remove any non-default preset (not bracketed with [].)

SUPRT X Ultimate IDML Attempt

Possible workaround when creating an idml backup in previous attempts isn't possible because document continues to crash on opening.

SUPRT X Overwrite Bad Document

Used in conjunction with the Make IDML Backup; if the opened document was created from that function and has a suffix of ""_repaired'; the script will over write the original.

FRMT Fit Head to Frame

Increase/decrease font/leading of content in text frames where a single paragraph style has been applied

FRMT Realign Set Tabs

Attempts to evenly distribute tag settings after initial sports agate placement.

SUPRT X Make IDML Backup

Performs Adobe's recommended process for corrupt/damaged documents of exporting and opening an InDesign Markup (IDML) file that might correct issues with the document.

INDD Auto Flow_Comics_text_Pages

Fetches and places graphics/text files in Adobe script-labeled frames usually based on publication date. The files must be stored in "tcms_purged/domain/auto" folder. Use "TMPL8    Add labels to comics layout" utility to prepare snippets.