Property	Type	Access	Description
activeDocument	Document	r/w	The active (front-most) document.
activeScript	File	read	The file path to the script running from the Scripts palette.
activeWindow	Window, LayoutWindow, StoryWindow	r/w	The active (front-most) window.
anchoredObjectDefaults	AnchoredObjectDefault	read	Anchored object defaults.
anchoredObjectSettings	AnchoredObjectSetting	read	Anchored object settings for the object.
autoCorrectPreferences	AutoCorrectPreference	read	Auto correct preferences.
autoCorrectTables	AutoCorrectTables	read	Auto correct tables.
baselineFrameGridOptions	BaselineFrameGridOption	read	The baseline frame grid options.
books	Books	read	All open books.
buttonPreferences	ButtonPreference	read	Button preferences.
changePreferences	ChangePreference, NothingEnum enumeration	r/w	The current change settings for InDesign’s find/change feature. This object corresponds to options found in the Find/Change panel (including the options in the Change Format Settings section of that panel).
characterStyles	CharacterStyles	read	Character Styles.
clipboardPreferences	ClipboardPreference	read	Clipboard preferences.
colors	Colors	read	All colors.
colorSettings	ColorSetting	read	Color management settings.
dashedStrokeStyles	DashedStrokeStyles	read	Every dashed stroke style.
dataMergeOptions	DataMergeOption	read	Data merge options.
diagnostics	DiagnosticsObject	read	The Diagnostics object.
dialogs	Dialogs	read	All dialogs.
dictionaryPreferences	DictionaryPreference	read	User dictionary preferences. This object corresponds to the Dictionary panel of the Preferences dialog box.
displayPerformancePreferences	DisplayPerformancePreference	read	Display performance preferences. This object corresponds to the Display Performance panel of the Preferences dialog box.
displaySettings	DisplaySettings	read	Every display setting.
documentPreferences	DocumentPreference	read	Document preferences. This object corresponds to the document panel of the Preferences dialog box.
documentPresets	DocumentPresets	read	Every preset that contains all of the new document settings.
documents	Documents	read	All open documents.
dottedStrokeStyles	DottedStrokeStyles	read	Every dotted stroke style.
epsExportPreferences	EPSExportPreference	read	EPS export preferences.
epsImportPreferences	EPSImportPreference	read	EPS import preferences.
excelImportPreferences	ExcelImportPreference	read	The application’s default Excel Import preferences. This object corresponds to the Excel Import dialog box (which appears when a user imports an Excel document and has turned on the Show Options option in the Place dialog box).
featureSet	FeatureSetOptions enumeration	read	Feature set of the application (Roman or Japanese).
filePath	File	read	The complete path to the folder that contains the application.
findPreferences	FindPreference, NothingEnum enumeration	r/w	The current find settings for InDesign’s find/change feature. This object corresponds to options found in the Find/Change panel (including the options in the Find Format Settings section of that panel).
flattenerPresets	FlattenerPresets	read	Every preset that contains the transparency ﬂattener properties.
fonts	Fonts	read	Every font.
footnoteOptions	FootnoteOption	read	Footnote options.
fullName	File	read	The file path to the application, including the file name.
galleyPreferences	GalleyPreference	read	Story Editor preferences. This object corresponds to the Story Editor Display panel of the Preferences dialog box.
generalPreferences	GeneralPreference	read	General preferences. This object corresponds to the General panel of the Preferences dialog box.
grabberPreferences	GrabberPreference	read	Hand tool scrolling preferences. This object corresponds to the settings in the Scrolling section of the Display Performance panel of the Preferences dialog box.
gradients	Gradients	read	All gradients.
gridPreferences	GridPreference	read	Grid preferences. This object corresponds to the Grids panel of the Preferences dialog box.
guidePreferences	GuidePreference	read	Guide preferences. This object corresponds to the Guides and Pasteboard panel of the Preferences dialog box.
imageIOPreferences	ImageIOPreference	read	Image IO preferences.
imePreferences	IMEPreference	read	Input Method Editor (IME) preferences.
indexGenerationOptions	IndexOptions	read	The options controlling index generation. This object corresponds to the Generate index dialog box. (To display this dialog box, choose Generate index from the index palette menu).
inks	Inks	read	Every InDesign ink.
jpegExportPreferences	JPEGExportPreference	read	JPEG export preferences.
languagesWithVendors	LanguagesWithVendors	read	Every language with vendors.
layoutAdjustmentPreferences	LayoutAdjustmentPreference	read	The application’s default layout adjustment preferences. The properties in this object correspond to the options shown in the Layout Adjustment dialog box. (Choose Layout Adjustment from the Layout menu to display this dialog box).
layoutWindows	LayoutWindows	read	Every layout window.
libraries	Libraries	read	Every library.
locale	Locale enumeration	read	The locale of the application.
marginPreferences	MarginPreference	read	Margin preferences. These settings aﬀect all new documents that you create, but have no eﬀect on the margin preferences of existing documents. This object corresponds to the options found in the Margins and columns dialog box.
mixedInkGroups	MixedInkGroups	read	All mixed ink groups.
mixedInks	MixedInks	read	All mixed inks.
modalState	Boolean	read	If true, a modal dialog (or alert) is active.
name	String	read	The name of the object.
objectStyles	ObjectStyles	read	Object Styles.
palettesVisible	Boolean	r/w	If true, the palettes are displayed.
paragraphStyles	ParagraphStyles	read	Paragraph Styles.
parent	Object	read	The parent of the object.
pasteboardPreferences	PasteboardPreference	read	Pasteboard preferences. The properties of this object correspond to the pasteboard-related options in the Guides and Pasteboard panel of the Preferences dialog box.
pdfExportPreferences	PDFExportPreference	read	PDF export preferences.
pdfExportPresets	PDFExportPresets	read	Every PDF export preset.
pdfPlacePreferences	PDFPlacePreference	read	PDF place preferences.
placeableFileExtensions	Array of Strings	read	A list of file types (extensions) that can be placed.
placeableFileTypes	Array of Strings	read	A list of file types that can be placed.
polygonPreferences	PolygonPreference	read	Polygon preferences. This object corresponds to the Polygon Settings dialog box. (To display this dialog box, double-click the Polygon tool in the Tools palette.).
printerPresets	PrinterPresets	read	Every preset that contains all of the print settings.
properties	An array of property names and values	r/w	Property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
qaScriptingObject	QAScript	read	QA scripting object.
redoHistory	Array of Strings	read	A list of events in the redo queue.
redoName	String	read	The name of the event at the top of the redo queue.
scriptArgs	ScriptArg	read	Script arguments.
scriptPreferences	ScriptPreference	read	Scripting environment preferences.
selection	Object, Array of Objects, NothingEnum enumeration	r/w	The current selection.
spellPreferences	SpellPreference	read	Spelling preferences. This object corresponds to the Spelling panel of the Preferences dialog box.
storyPreferences	StoryPreference	read	Story preferences. This object corresponds to the Story palette. These settings aﬀect all new documents, but have no eﬀect on the story preferences in existing documents.
storyWindows	StoryWindows	read	Every story window.
stripedStrokeStyles	StripedStrokeStyles	read	Every stripe stroke style.
strokeStyles	StrokeStyles	read	Every stroke style.
svgExportPreferences	SVGExportPreference	read	SVG export preferences.
swatches	Swatches	read	All swatches.
taggedTextExportPreferences	TaggedTextExportPreference	read	Tagged text export preferences. This object corresponds to the Tagged Text Export dialog box, which appears when you export tagged text.
taggedTextImportPreferences	TaggedTextImportPreference	read	Tagged text import preferences. This object corresponds to the Tagged Text Import dialog box (which appears when you import a tagged text file and have turned on the Show Options option in the Place dialog box).
testIsRunning	Boolean	read	Whether a test is currently running.
testTimeAccumulator	Real	r/w	QA test time accumulator property.
textDefaults	TextDefault	read	The default text formatting for the application. This aﬀects all new documents, and has no eﬀect on existing documents.
textEditingPreferences	TextEditingPreference	read	Text editing preferences.
textExportPreferences	TextExportPreference	read	The text export preferences.
textFramePreferences	TextFramePreference	read	Text frame preferences.
textImportPreferences	TextImportPreference	read	The text import preferences.
textPreferences	TextPreference	read	Text preferences.
tints	Tints	read	All tints.
transformPreferences	TransformPreference	read	Transform preferences.
transparencyPreferences	TransparencyPreference	read	Transparency preferences.
trapPresets	TrapPresets	read	Every InDesign trap preset.
undoHistory	Array of Strings	read	The names of the events in the undo queue.
undoName	String	read	The name of the most recent event in the undo queue.
unusedSwatches	Array of Swatches	read	A list of unused swatches.
userColor	Array of 3 Reals (0 - 255), InCopyUIColors enumeration (see table at end of chapter)	r/w	The user color for tracked changes and notes.
userDictionaries	UserDictionaries	read	Every user dictionary.
userName	String	r/w	The user name for tracked changes and notes.
version	String	read	Version of the application.
viewPreferences	ViewPreference	read	View preferences.
visible	Boolean	read	If true, the application is visible.
windows	Windows	read	Every window.
wordRTFImportPreferences	WordRTFImportPreference	read	Word and RTF import preferences.
xmlExportMaps	XMLExportMaps	read	Every style to XML tag mapping.
xmlExportPreferences	XMLExportPreference	read	XML export preferences.
xmlImportMaps	XMLImportMaps	read	Every XML tag to style mapping.
xmlImportPreferences	XMLImportPreference	read	XML import preferences.
xmlPreferences	XMLPreference	read	XML preferences.
xmlTags	XMLTags	read	All XML tags.
xmlViewPreferences	XMLViewPreference	read	XML view preferences.

Application Methods

Method	Returns	Description
activate	Nothing	Brings the application to the front.
cascadeWindows	Nothing	Arranges the open windows in a “cascade” (i.e., overlapping windows).
copy	Nothing	Copies the selection.
cut	Nothing	Cuts the selection.
deleteUnusedTags	Nothing	Deletes all unused XML markup tags.
doScript	Any Type	Runs a script. The script can be either a file or a string.
exportPresets	Nothing	Export the presets to a file.
getElements	Array of Objects	Resolve the object specifier.
importAdobeSwatchbookProcessColor	Color	Import a process color from a preloaded Adobe color book.
importAdobeSwatchbookSpotColor	Color	Import a spot color from a preloaded Adobe color book.
importFile	Nothing	Import a presets file into InDesign.
importStyles	Nothing	Import styles from a file.
loadSwatches	Nothing	Load swatches from a file.
loadXMLTags	Nothing	Load a set of XML tags from a file.
open	Document, Book, Library or Array of Documents, Books or Libraries	Opens a document, book, or library.
paste	Nothing	Pastes data from the clipboard.
pasteInPlace	Nothing	Paste data from the clipboard into front document window at the same position as the original.
pasteInto	Nothing	Pastes data from the clipboard into the selected object.
pasteWithoutFormatting	Nothing	Paste data without formatting from the clipboard into front document window.
place	Nothing	Places a file.
print	Nothing	Print one or more documents.
qatest	String	QA test event.
quit	Nothing	Quits the application.
redo	Nothing	Redo the last action.
saveSwatches	Nothing	Saves the specified swatches to a swatchbook file.
saveXMLTags	Nothing	Saves XML tags to a file.
search	Array of Texts	Searches for text and returns a list of text objects matching the search string and/or formatting specified by the find preferences. Search can also replace the text and/or formatting. This command corresponds to InDesign’s Find/Change feature.
select	Nothing	Selects the object.
tileWindows	Nothing	Arranges the open windows in a “tiled” layout (i.e., non-overlapping windows).
toSource	String	Generate JavaScript source that, if executed, will return the specified objects.
toSpecifier	String	Retrieve the object specifier.
undo	Nothing	Undo the last action.
updateFonts	Nothing	Forces a check for new fonts in the various Fonts folders.

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