

#ADOBE INDESIGN CS5 WINDOWS INSTALL#
These files are all saved on a network drive, the computer is a new quad-core Dell with 12GB of RAM and a fresh 圆4 Win7 install on the SSD.Īdding event viewer info here: Faulting application name: InDesign.exe, version: 7.0.4.553, time stamp: 0x4d890440įaulting module name: Public.dll, version: 7.0.4.553, time stamp: 0x4d8903caįaulting application start time: 0x01cd29303c1bfb90įaulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS5\InDesign.exeįaulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS5\Public.dll I have tried updating the software, uninstalled COMPLETELY and reinstalled, tried a brand new Win7 install. However, now when I close iD it deletes the file and the whole process starts again. Now I can double click the original file and it opens just fine. AFTER I close it, and look in the directory where they're saved, I see a (temporary?) "lock" file. If I double click, it starts to open, then just hangs forever. The script creates a subfolder structure.I cannot open a file unless I open inDesign (the program) and then do File->Open var backup_path = desktop_path+”/backup” Var backup_path = “/someFolder/someSubfolder/backupLocation” In case you want your backupfolder somewhere else, change the code like this Var backup_path = desktop_path+”/diversesZeuchs/InDesign-Backups” You could point to a deeper subfolder of the desktop by changing line 4 var backup_path = “/someFolder/someSubfolder/backupLocation” Ĭurrently the backupfolder is on the desktop. works on PC as well as on Mac) with a few minor improvements.īefore using the script you need to adjust three lines in the code to point to your preferred backup-location. The new version of “save_with_backup” is now a JavaScript (i.e. Apply cmd-S as shortcut for the script and you won’t notice it is there. The script automatically creates a backup copy of the current document while saving. I just got an email telling me that this very very old script of mine stopped working under CS5 The author from this site has provided instructions to edit the script. Implemented smoothly and working fine on my PC. If you’ve downloaded or clicked on a script and you just see a bunch of text, you’ll need to get it into a format for you to install. See if the script writer provided any sort of documentation if you can’t figure it out. Some scripts require you make a selection first before you run them, because they act on the selection. To run the script, open a document in InDesign, then open the Scripts panel (see above) and double-click the script name.
#ADOBE INDESIGN CS5 WINDOWS HOW TO#
How to Run Scripts from the InDesign Scripts Panel Put your scripts inside that.Īny script inside the Scripts Panel folder will show up immediately in InDesign. Inside the window that opens there is a folder called Scripts Panel. But if you share a computer with colleagues (or if you make use of multiple user accounts on your machine), you can make scripts available to everyone by putting them in the Application folder. We tend to use the User folder for scripts that we’ve downloaded. The easiest way to find these folders is to open the Scripts panel in InDesign (Window > Utilities > Scripts), then right-click on either Application or User, and from the context menu, choose Reveal in Finder (or Reveal in Windows Explorer). There are two places you can install scripts in InDesign: The Application script folder and the User script folder. Installing Scripts in the InDesign Scripts Panel

Be sure to save the file as a plain text file with the original extension. If you need to change a setting inside of a script, you can edit it in a text editor.


We all love the power of using scripts, but before you can use them, you have to install scripts in InDesign.
