Adobe InDesign CS5 Scripting Tutorial

Adobe InDesign CS5 Scripting Tutorial Scripting and the InDesign object model 20
JavaScript
To view the InDesign object model in the ExtendScript Toolkit:
1. Start the ExtendScript Toolkit.
2. Choose Help > Object Model Viewer.
3. Select Adobe InDesign CS5 Object Model in the Browser pane. The ExtendScript Toolkit loads
object model help file and displays a list of InDesign scripting objects in the Classes pane.
4. From the list of objects in the Classes pane, select the object you want to view, then click the property
or method you want to view in more detail in the Properties and Methods list. The ExtendScript toolkit
displays more information on the property or method you selected:
For more information on using the ExtendScript Toolkit Object Model Viewer, see the CS5 JavaScript Tools
Guide.
NOTE: The class (object) name shown in the Object Model Viewer uses a different capitalization from the
way an instance of the same object appears in a script. Because JavaScript is case-sensitive, you need to
use the proper capitalization when you enter the term in a script. For example, the term “Documents”
appears in the list of classes, but you would use “app.documents” to refer to that class in a script. The
correct capitalization will always be shown in the Properties and Methods pane in the Object Model
Viewer when the parent of the object is selected in the Class pane.