Property	Type	Access	Description
alignToBaseline	Boolean	r/w	If true, align the baseline to the baseline grid.
appliedCharacterStyle	String, CharacterStyle	r/w	The character style applied to the object.
appliedFont	Font, String	r/w	The applied font. Either a font object or the name of font family.
appliedLanguage	String, Language, LanguageWithVendors	r/w	The language dictionary appled to the object.
appliedParagraphStyle	String, ParagraphStyle	r/w	The applied paragraph style.
autoLeading	Real	r/w	Percentage used for calculating auto leading.
balanceRaggedLines	Boolean, BalanceLinesStyle enumeration	r/w	If true, or set to one of the enumerations, apply ragged line balancing to the paragraph containing the object.
baselineShift	Unit	r/w	The amount of baseline shift applied to the object.
bulletChar	Bullet	r/w	The bullet character used when a bullet is applied to the paragraph containing the object.
bulletsAndNumberingColor	AutoEnum enumeration, Swatch, String	r/w	The color of the bullet or numbering.
bulletsAndNumberingListType	ListType enumeration	r/w	The list type to use for bullets and numbering.
bulletsAndNumberingSize	AutoEnum enumeration, Real	r/w	The point size of the bullet or numbering.
capitalization	Capitalization enumeration	r/w	The capitalization applied to the object.
changeText	String	r/w	The replacement text.
composer	String	r/w	The applied text composer.
dropCapCharacters	Short	r/w	The number of characters for a drop cap.
dropCapLines	Short	r/w	The number of lines for drop cap.
fillColor	String, Swatch	r/w	The fill of the object.
fillTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the fill of the object (-1 indicates 100%).
firstLineIndent	Unit	r/w	The first line indent.
fontStyle	String	r/w	The name of the applied font style.
gradientFillAngle	Real	r/w	The angle of the gradient applied to the fill of the object.
gradientFillLength	Real	r/w	Length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) of the gradient applied to the fill of the object.
gradientFillStart	Array of 2 Units	r/w	Starting point (for a linear gradient) or center point (for a radial gradient) of a gradient applied to the fill of the object.
gradientStrokeAngle	Real	r/w	The angle of the gradient applied to the stroke of the object.
gradientStrokeLength	Real	r/w	Length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) of the gradient applied to the stroke of the object.
gradientStrokeStart	Array of 2 Units	r/w	Starting point (for a linear gradient) or center point (for a radial gradient) of a gradient applied to the stroke of the object.
horizontalScale	Real	r/w	The horizontal scaling percentage applied to the object, including the scaling applied to its containing object(s).
hyphenateLastWord	Boolean	r/w	If true, allow hyphenation for the last word of the paragraph.
justification	Justification enumeration	r/w	The alignment applied to the paragraph.
keepAllLinesTogether	Boolean	r/w	If true, to keep all lines of the paragraph together.
keepFirstLines	Short	r/w	If the paragraph has to break across text columns or text frames, do not leave fewer than this number of lines at the beginning of the paragraph.
keepLastLines	Short	r/w	If the paragraph has to break across text columns or text frames, do not leave fewer than this number of lines at the end of the paragraph.
keepLinesTogether	Boolean	r/w	If true, use the settings for KeepAllLinesTogether, KeepFirstLines, and KeepLastLines.
keepWithNext	Short	r/w	If this value is set to zero, allow a page break, column break, or frame break between this paragraph and the following paragraph. If the paragraph following this paragraph has to break across text columns or text frames, keep this paragraph with at least this number of lines of the following paragraph.
kerningMethod	String	r/w	The type of kerning (Optical, Metrics or None).
kerningValue	Real	r/w	The amount of kerning.
lastLineIndent	Unit	r/w	The last line indent.
leading	Unit, Leading enumeration	r/w	The applied leading.
leftIndent	Unit	r/w	The left indent.
ligatures	Boolean	r/w	If true, use automatic ligature replacement characters.
noBreak	Boolean	r/w	If true, do not break the text across lines.
numberingFont	Font, String, AutoEnum enumeration	r/w	The font applied to numbering.
numberingFontStyle	String, NothingEnum enumeration, AutoEnum enumeration	r/w	The font style applied to numbering.
numberingStyle	NumberingStyle enumeration, String	r/w	The numbering style.
numberSeparator	Short	r/w	The numbering separator character.
numberStartAt	Long	r/w	The starting number for a numbered list.
otfContextualAlternate	Boolean	r/w	If true, use contextual alternate forms in OpenType fonts.
otfDiscretionaryLigature	Boolean	r/w	If true, use discretionary ligatures in OpenType fonts.
otfFigureStyle	OTFFigureStyle enumeration	r/w	The figure style to use in OpenType fonts.
otfFraction	Boolean	r/w	If true, use fractions in OpenType fonts.
otfHistorical	Boolean	r/w	If true, use historical forms in OpenType fonts.
otfOrdinal	Boolean	r/w	If true, use ordinals in OpenType fonts.
otfSlashedZero	Boolean	r/w	If true, use a zero with slash in OpenType fonts.
otfStylisticSets	Long	r/w	Stylistic sets to use in OpenType fonts.
otfSwash	Boolean	r/w	If true, use swash forms in OpenType fonts.
otfTitling	Boolean	r/w	If true, use titling forms in OpenType fonts.
overprintFill	Boolean	r/w	If true, the fill of the object will overprint.
overprintStroke	Boolean	r/w	If true, the storke of the object will overprint.
parent	Object	read	The parent of the object.
pointSize	Unit	r/w	The point size of the text.
position	Position enumeration	r/w	The position (e.g., superscript or subscript) of the object.
properties	An array of property names and values	r/w	Property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
rightIndent	Unit	r/w	The right indent.
singleWordJustification	SingleWordJustification enumeration	r/w	Alignment applied to lines containing a single word.
skew	Real	r/w	The skew angle applied to the text.
spaceAfter	Unit	r/w	Paragraph space after.
spaceBefore	Unit	r/w	Paragraph space before.
startParagraph	StartParagraph enumeration	r/w	When this property is set to anything other than start anywhere, apply a column or page break before the paragraph.
strikeThroughColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The color of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughGapColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The gap color of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughGapOverprint	Boolean	r/w	If true, overprint the gap of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughGapTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the gap of the strikethrough (-1 represents 100%).
strikeThroughOffset	Unit	r/w	The oﬀset of the strikethrough from the baseline.
strikeThroughOverprint	Boolean	r/w	If true, overprint the strikethrough.
strikeThroughTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to stroke color of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughType	StrokeStyle, String	r/w	The stroke style of the strikethrough.
strikeThroughWeight	Unit	r/w	The stroke weight of the strikethrough.
strikeThru	Boolean	r/w	If true, apply a strikethrough to the text.
strokeColor	String, Swatch	r/w	The stroke color of the object.
strokeTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the stroke (-1 indicates 100%).
strokeWeight	Unit	r/w	The stroke weight (thickness) of the stroke.
tracking	Real	r/w	The tracking (range kerning) applied to the object.
underline	Boolean	r/w	If true, apply an underline to the text.
underlineColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The color of the underline.
underlineGapColor	Swatch, String	r/w	The gap color of the underline.
underlineGapOverprint	Boolean	r/w	If true, overprint the gap of the underline.
underlineGapTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the gap of the underline (-1 represents 100%).
underlineOffset	Unit	r/w	The oﬀset of the underline from the baseline.
underlineOverprint	Boolean	r/w	If true, overprint the underline.
underlineTint	Real	r/w	The tint percentage applied to the underline (-1 represents 100%).
underlineType	StrokeStyle, String	r/w	The stroke style applied to the underline.
underlineWeight	Unit	r/w	The stroke weight of the underline.
verticalScale	Real	r/w	The vertical scaling percentage applied to the object, including the scaling applied to its containing object(s).

ChangePreference Methods

Method	Returns	Description
getElements	Array of Objects	Resolve the object specifier.
toSource	String	Generate JavaScript source that, if executed, will return the specified objects.
toSpecifier	String	Retrieve the object specifier.

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