Adobe 0046100128056 - InDesign - Mac - Creating a Document Template

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var myDocument = app.documents.add();
with (myDocument.metadataPreferences){
author = "Adobe";
copyrightInfoURL = "http://www.adobe.com";
copyrightNotice = "This document is copyrighted.";
copyrightStatus = CopyrightStatus.yes;
description = "Example of xmp metadata scripting in InDesign CS";
documentTitle = "XMP Example";
jobName = "XMP_Example_2003";
keywords = ["animal", "mineral", "vegetable"];
//The metadata preferences object also includes the read-only
//creator, format, creationDate, modificationDate, and serverURL
//properties that are automatically entered and maintained by InDesign.
//Create a custom XMP container, "email"
var myNewContainer = createContainerItem("http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/", "email");
setProperty("http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/", "email/*[1]", "someone@adobe.com");
}
Creating a document template
This example creates a new document, defines slug and bleed areas, adds information to the document’s
XMP metadata, sets up master pages, adds page footers, and adds job information to a table in the slug
area. (For the complete script, see DocumentTemplate.)
//Set the application default margin preferences.
with (app.marginPreferences){
//Save the current application default margin preferences.
var myY1 = top;
var myX1 = left;
var myY2 = bottom;
var myX2 = right;
//Set the application default margin preferences.
//Document baseline grid will be based on 14 points, and
//all margins are set in increments of 14 points.
top = 14 * 4 + "pt";
left = 14 * 4 + "pt";
bottom = "74pt";
right = 14 * 5 + "pt";
}
//Make a new document.
var myDocument = app.documents.add();
myDocument.documentPreferences.pageWidth = "7i";
myDocument.documentPreferences.pageHeight = "9i";
myDocument.documentPreferences.pageOrientation = PageOrientation.portrait;
//At this point, we can reset the application default margins to their original state.
with (app.marginPreferences){
top = myY1;
left = myX1;
bottom = myY2;
right = myX2;
}
//Set up the bleed and slug areas.
with(myDocument.documentPreferences){
//Bleed
documentBleedBottomOffset = "3p";
documentBleedTopOffset = "3p";
documentBleedInsideOrLeftOffset = "3p";
documentBleedOutsideOrRightOffset = "3p";
//Slug