Adobe InDesign CS (3.0) Object Model JS: ParagraphStyle

InDesign CS

Class

ParagraphStyle

 A paragraph style.

QuickLinks

extractLabel, insertLabel, remove

Hierarchy

Application | Document
ParagraphStyle
Bullet | NestedStyle | TabStop

Properties

PropertyTypeAccessDescription
alignToBaselinebool r/wIf true, aligns the baseline of the text to the baseline grid.
appliedFontFontString r/wThe font applied to the text, specified as either a font object or the name of font family. Can return: Font or String.
appliedLanguageLanguage
String
r/wThe language of the text. Can also accept: String.
autoLeadingnumber r/wThe percent of the type size to use for auto leading. (Range: 0 to 500).
balanceRaggedLinesbool r/wIf true, balance ragged lines.
basedOnParagraphStyle
String
r/wThe style that this style is based on. Can return: ParagraphStyle or String.
baselineShiftnumber r/wThe vertical distance by which to offset the text from the baseline.
bulletCharBullet readonlyBullet character.
bulletsAndNumberingColorBnautocolor
String
Swatch
r/wDetermines color of bullet or number character. Can return: Bnautocolor enumerator or Swatch. Can also accept: String.
bulletsAndNumberingFontBnautofont
Font
String
r/wBullets and numbering font. Can return: Font, String or Bnautofont enumerator.
bulletsAndNumberingFontStyleBnautofontstyle
String
r/wDetermines bullets and numbering font style. Can return: Bnautofontstyle enumerator or String.
bulletsAndNumberingListTypeListtype:
Listtype.NO_LIST
Listtype.BULLET_LIST
Listtype.NUMBERED_LIST
r/wList type for bullets and numbering.
bulletsAndNumberingSizeBnautosize
Real
r/wDetermines point size of bullet or number character. Can return: Bnautosize enumerator or Real.
capitalizationCapitalization:
Capitalization.NORMAL
Capitalization.SMALL_CAPS
Capitalization.ALL_CAPS
Capitalization.CAP_TO_SMALL_CAP
r/wThe capitalization scheme.
characterDirectionCharacterDirectionOptions:
CharacterDirectionOptions.DEFAULT_DIRECTION
CharacterDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION
CharacterDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION
r/wThe direction of the character.
composerstring r/wThe text composer to use to compose the text.
desiredGlyphScalingnumber r/wThe desired width (as a percentage) of individual characters. (Range: 50 to 200)
desiredLetterSpacingnumber r/wThe desired letter spacing, specified as a percentge of the built-in space between letters in the font. (Range: -100 to 500)
desiredWordSpacingnumber r/wThe desired word spacing, specified as a percentage of the font word space value. (Range: 0 to 1000)
diacriticPositionDiacriticPositionOptions:
DiacriticPositionOptions.DEFAULT_POSITION
DiacriticPositionOptions.LOOSE_POSITION
DiacriticPositionOptions.MEDIUM_POSITION
DiacriticPositionOptions.TIGHT_POSITION
DiacriticPositionOptions.OPENTYPE_POSITION
r/wPosition of diacriticical characters.
digitsTypeDigitsTypeOptions:
DigitsTypeOptions.DEFAULT_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.ARABIC_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.HINDI_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.FARSI_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.NATIVE_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.FULL_FARSI_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.THAI_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.LAO_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.DEVANAGARI_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.BENGALI_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.GURMUKHI_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.GUJARATI_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.ORIYA_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.TAMIL_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.TELUGU_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.KANNADA_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.MALAYALAM_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.TIBETAN_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.KHMER_DIGITS
DigitsTypeOptions.BURMESE_DIGITS
r/wThe digits type.
dropCapCharactersnumber r/wNumber of characters for drop cap.
dropCapLinesnumber r/wNumber of lines for drop cap.
dropCapStyleCharacterStyle
String
r/wThe character style to apply to the drop cap. Can also accept: String.
fillColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the fill of the text. . Can also accept: String.
fillTintnumber r/wThe tint (as a percentage) of the fill color of the text. (To specify a tint percentage, use a number in the range of 0 to 100; to use the inherited or overridden value, use -1.)
firstLineIndentMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe amount to indent the first line.
fontStylestring r/wThe name of the font style.
gridAlignFirstLineOnlybool r/wIf true, aligns only the first line to the frame grid or baseline grid. If false, aligns all lines to the grid.
horizontalScalenumber r/wThe horizontal scaling applied to the text as a percentage of its current size. (Range: 1 to 1000)
hyphenWeightnumber r/wHyphen weight.
hyphenateAfterFirstnumber r/wHyphenate after this many letters.
hyphenateBeforeLastnumber r/wHyphenate before this many letters.
hyphenateCapitalizedWordsbool r/wIf true, allows hyphenation of capitalized words.
hyphenateLadderLimitnumber r/wNumber of consecutive hyphens to allow.
hyphenateWordsLongerThannumber r/wHyphenate words that have more than this number of letters.
hyphenationbool r/wIf true, allows hyphenation.
hyphenationZoneMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe amount of white space allowed at the end of a line of non-justified text before hypenation begins. Note: Valid when composer is single-line composer.
idnumber readonlyThe unique ID of the ParagraphStyle.
importedbool readonlyIf true, the style was imported from another document.
indexnumber readonlyThe index of the ParagraphStyle within its containing object.
justificationJustification:
Justification.LEFT_ALIGN
Justification.CENTER_ALIGN
Justification.RIGHT_ALIGN
Justification.LEFT_JUSTIFIED
Justification.RIGHT_JUSTIFIED
Justification.CENTER_JUSTIFIED
Justification.FULLY_JUSTIFIED
r/wThe paragraph alignment.
kashidasKashidasOptions:
KashidasOptions.DEFAULT_KASHIDAS
KashidasOptions.KASHIDAS_OFF
r/wUse of Kashidas for justification
keepAllLinesTogetherbool r/wIf true, keeps all lines of the paragraph together. If false, allows paragraphs to break across pages or columns.
keepFirstLinesnumber r/wKeep at least this many lines together at the end of a column.
keepLastLinesnumber r/wKeep at least this many lines together at the start of a column.
keepLinesTogetherbool r/wIf true, keeps a specified number of lines together when the paragraph breaks across columns or text frames.
keepWithNextnumber r/wKeep at least this many lines together with the following paragraph.
kerningMethodstring r/wThe type of pair kerning.
keyboardDirectionCharacterDirectionOptions:
CharacterDirectionOptions.DEFAULT_DIRECTION
CharacterDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION
CharacterDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION
r/wThe keyboard direction of the character.
labelstring r/wA property that can be set to any string.
leadingLeading
Real
r/wThe leading amount. Can return: Real or Leading enumerator.
leftIndentMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe width of the left indent.
ligaturesbool r/wIf true, replaces specific character combinations (e.g., fl, fi) with ligature characters.
maximumGlyphScalingnumber r/wThe maximum width (as a percentage) of individual characters. (Range: 50 to 200)
maximumLetterSpacingnumber r/wThe maximum letter spacing, specified as a percentge of the built-in space between letters in the font. (Range: -100 to 500) Note: Valid only when text is justified.
maximumWordSpacingnumber r/wThe maximum word spacing, specified as a percentage of the font word space value. Note: Valid only when text is justified. (Range: 0 to 1000)
minimumGlyphScalingnumber r/wThe minimum width (as a percentage) of individual characters. (Range: 50 to 200)
minimumLetterSpacingnumber r/wThe minimum letter spacing, specified as a percentge of the built-in space between letters in the font. (Range: -100 to 500) Note: Valid only when text is justified.
minimumWordSpacingnumber r/wThe minimum word spacing, specified as a percentage of the font word space value. Note: Valid only when text is justified. (Range: 0 to 1000)
namestring r/wThe name of the ParagraphStyle.
nestedStylesNestedStyles readonlyA collection of nested styles.
nextStyleParagraphStyle r/wThe style to apply to new paragraphs that follow paragraphs tagged with this style.
noBreakbool r/wIf true, keeps the text on the same line.
numberSeparatornumber r/wThe numbering separator as a unicode ID.
numberStartAtnumber r/wStarting number in a numbered list.
numberingStyleNumberingStyle
String
r/wNumbering style. Can return: NumberingStyle enumerator or String.
otfContextualAlternatebool r/wIf true, uses contextual alternate forms in OpenType fonts.
otfDiscretionaryLigaturebool r/wIf true, uses discretionary ligatures in OpenType fonts.
otfFigureStyleOTFFigureStyle:
OTFFigureStyle.TABULAR_LINING
OTFFigureStyle.PROPORTIONAL_OLDSTYLE
OTFFigureStyle.PROPORTIONAL_LINING
OTFFigureStyle.TABULAR_OLDSTYLE
OTFFigureStyle.DEFAULT_VALUE
r/wThe figure style in OpenType fonts.
otfFractionbool r/wIf true, uses fractions in OpenType fonts.
otfJustificationAlternatebool r/wIf true, use alternate justification forms in OpenType fonts
otfOrdinalbool r/wIf true, uses ordinals in OpenType fonts.
otfOverlapSwashbool r/wIf true, use overlapping swash forms in OpenType fonts
otfStretchedAlternatebool r/wIf true, use stretched alternate forms in OpenType fonts
otfStylisticAlternatebool r/wIf true, use stylistic alternate forms in OpenType fonts
otfSwashbool r/wIf true, uses swash forms in OpenType fonts.
otfTitlingbool r/wIf true, uses titling forms in OpenType fonts.
overprintFillbool r/wIf true, the fill color of the characters will overprint.
overprintStrokebool r/wIf true, the stroke of the characters will overprint.
paragraphDirectionParagraphDirectionOptions:
ParagraphDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION
ParagraphDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION
r/wParagraph direction.
paragraphJustificationParagraphJustificationOptions:
ParagraphJustificationOptions.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION
ParagraphJustificationOptions.ARABIC_JUSTIFICATION
ParagraphJustificationOptions.NASKH_JUSTIFICATION
r/wParagraph justification.
parentApplication
Document
readonlyThe parent of the ParagraphStyle (a Document or Application).
pointSizenumber r/wThe size of the text in points
positionPosition:
Position.NORMAL
Position.SUPERSCRIPT
Position.SUBSCRIPT
Position.OT_SUPERSCRIPT
Position.OT_SUBSCRIPT
Position.OT_NUMERATOR
Position.OT_DENOMINATOR
r/wThe text position relative to the baseline.
propertiesObject r/wA property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
rightIndentMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe width of the right indent.
ruleAbovebool r/wIf true, places a rule above the paragraph.
ruleAboveColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the paragraph rule above. Can return: Swatch or String.
ruleAboveGapColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the stroke gap of the paragraph rule above. Note: Valid only when the paragraph rule above type is not solid. Can return: Swatch or String.
ruleAboveGapOverprintbool r/wIf true, the stroke gap of the paragraph rule above will overprint. Note: Valid only the rule above type is not solid.
ruleAboveGapTintnumber r/wThe tint (as a percentage) of the stroke gap color of the paragraph rule. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid only when the rule above type is not solid.
ruleAboveLeftIndentMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe distance to indent the left edge of the paragraph rule above (based on either the text width or the column width of the first line in the paragraph.
ruleAboveLineWeightnumber r/wThe stoke weight of the paragraph rule above.
ruleAboveOffsetMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe amount to offset the paragraph rule above from the baseline of the first line the paragraph.
ruleAboveOverprintbool r/wIf true, the paragraph rule above will overprint.
ruleAboveRightIndentMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe distance to indent the right edge of the paragraph rule above (based on either the text width or the column width of the first line in the paragraph.
ruleAboveTintnumber r/wThe tint (as a percentage) of the paragraph rule above. (Range: 0 to 100)
ruleAboveTypeStrokeStyle r/wThe stroke type of the paragraph rule above.
ruleAboveWidthRuleWidth:
RuleWidth.TEXT_WIDTH
RuleWidth.COLUMN_WIDTH
r/wThe basis (text width or column width) used to calculate the width of the paragraph rule above.
ruleBelowbool r/wIf true, applies a paragraph rule below.
ruleBelowColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the paragraph rule below. Can return: Swatch or String.
ruleBelowGapColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the stroke gap of the paragraph rule below. Note: Valid only when the paragraph rule below type is not solid. Can return: Swatch or String.
ruleBelowGapOverPrintbool r/wIf true, overprint the paragraph rule below stroke gap color.
ruleBelowGapTintnumber r/wThe tint (as a percentage) of the stroke gap color of the paragraph rule below. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid only when the paragraph rule below type is not solid.
ruleBelowLeftIndentMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe distance to indent the left edge of the paragraph rule below (based on either the text width or the column width of the last line in the paragraph.
ruleBelowLineWeightnumber r/wThe stroke weight of the paragraph rule below.
ruleBelowOffsetMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe amount to offset the the paragraph rule below from the baseline of the last line of the paragraph.
ruleBelowOverPrintbool r/wIf true, overprint the paragraph rule below.
ruleBelowRightIndentMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe distance to indent the right edge of the paragraph rule below (based on either the text width or the column width of the last line in the paragraph.
ruleBelowTintnumber r/wThe tint (as a percentage) of the paragraph rule below. (Range: 0 to 100)
ruleBelowTypeStrokeStyle r/wThe stroke type of the paragraph rule below.
ruleBelowWidthRuleWidth:
RuleWidth.TEXT_WIDTH
RuleWidth.COLUMN_WIDTH
r/wThe basis (text width or column width) used to calculate the width of the paragraph rule below.
singleWordJustificationSingleWordJustification:
SingleWordJustification.LEFT_ALIGN
SingleWordJustification.CENTER_ALIGN
SingleWordJustification.RIGHT_ALIGN
SingleWordJustification.FULLY_JUSTIFIED
r/wThe alignment to use for lines that contain a single word.
skewnumber r/wThe skew angle of the text. (Range: -85 to 85)
spaceAfterMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe height of the paragraph space below.
spaceBeforeMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe height of the paragraph space above.
startParagraphStartParagraph:
StartParagraph.ANYWHERE
StartParagraph.NEXT_COLUMN
StartParagraph.NEXT_FRAME
StartParagraph.NEXT_PAGE
StartParagraph.NEXT_ODD_PAGE
StartParagraph.NEXT_EVEN_PAGE
r/wThe location at which to start the paragraph.
strikeThroughColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the strikethrough stroke. Can return: Swatch or String.
strikeThroughGapColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the gap of the strikethrough stroke. Can return: Swatch or String.
strikeThroughGapOverprintbool r/wIf true, the gap color of the strikethrough stroke will overprint. Note: Valid when strike through type is not solid.
strikeThroughGapTintnumber r/wThe tint (as a percentage) of the strikethrough stroke gap color. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid when strike through type is not solid.
strikeThroughOffsetMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe amount by which to offset the strikethrough stroke from the text baseline.
strikeThroughOverprintbool r/wIf true, the strikethrough stroke will overprint.
strikeThroughTintnumber r/wThe tint (as a percentage) of the strikethrough stroke. (Range: 0 to 100)
strikeThroughTypeStrokeStyle r/wThe stroke type of the strike through
strikeThroughWeightnumber r/wThe stroke weight of the strikethrough.
strikeThrubool r/wIf true, draws a strikethrough line through the text.
strokeColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the stroke of the text. Can also accept: String.
strokeTintnumber r/wThe tint (as a percentage) of the stroke color of the text. (To specify a tint percentage, use a number in the range of 0 to 100; to use the inherited or overridden value, use -1.)
strokeWeightnumber r/wThe stroke weight (in points) to apply to the stroke of the text
tabList Array of
Arrays of Property Name/Value Pairs
r/wA list of the tab stops in the paragraph. Can return: Array of Arrays of Property Name/Value Pairs.
tabStopsTabStops readonlyA collection of tab stops.
trackingnumber r/wThe amount by which to loosen or tighten a block of text, specified in thousands of an em.
underlinebool r/wIf true, underlines the text.
underlineColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the underline stroke. . Can return: Swatch or String.
underlineGapColorString
Swatch
r/wThe swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the gap of the underline stroke. Note: Valid when underline type is not solid. Can return: Swatch or String.
underlineGapOverprintbool r/wIf true, the gap color of the underline stroke will overprint.
underlineGapTintnumber r/wThe tint (as a percentage) of the gap color of the underline stroke. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid when underline type is not solid.
underlineOffsetMeasurement Unit (Number or String) r/wThe amount by which to offset the underline from the text baseline.
underlineOverprintbool r/wIf true, the underline stroke color will overprint.
underlineTintnumber r/wThe underline stroke tint (as a percentage). (Range: 0 to 100)
underlineTypeStrokeStyle r/wThe stroke type of the underline
underlineWeightnumber r/wThe underline stroke weight.
verticalScalenumber r/wThe vertical scaling applied to the text as a percentage of its current size. (Range: 1 to 1000)
xOffsetDiacriticnumber r/wThe x (horizontal) offset for diacritic adjustment.
yOffsetDiacriticnumber r/wThe y (vertical) offset for diacritic adjustment.

Methods

Instances

string extractLabel (key: string)
Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

ParameterTypeDescription
keystringThe key.

void insertLabel (key: string, value: string)
Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.

ParameterTypeDescription
keystringThe key.
valuestringThe value.

void remove ()
Deletes the ParagraphStyle.

Element of

ChangePreference.appliedParagraphStyle

Character.appliedParagraphStyle

FindPreference.appliedParagraphStyle

IndexOptions.level1Style

IndexOptions.level2Style

IndexOptions.level3Style

IndexOptions.level4Style

IndexOptions.sectionHeadingStyle

IndexOptions.titleStyle

InsertionPoint.appliedParagraphStyle

Line.appliedParagraphStyle

PageReference.pageReferenceLimit

Paragraph.appliedParagraphStyle

ParagraphStyle.basedOn

ParagraphStyle.nextStyle

Story.appliedParagraphStyle

TOCStyle.titleStyle

TOCStyleEntry.formatStyle

Text.appliedParagraphStyle

TextColumn.appliedParagraphStyle

TextDefault.appliedParagraphStyle

TextStyleRange.appliedParagraphStyle

Word.appliedParagraphStyle

XMLExportMap.mappedStyle

XMLImportMap.mappedStyle

Used in:

void Character.applyStyle (using: any[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])

void InsertionPoint.applyStyle (using: any[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])

void Line.applyStyle (using: any[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])

PageReference PageReferences.add (parentStory: Story, storyOffset: any[, pageReferenceType: PageReferenceType=PageReferenceType.CURRENT_PAGE][, pageReferenceLimit: any][, pageNumberStyleOverride: CharacterStyle][, withProperties: Object])

void Paragraph.applyStyle (using: any[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])

void Text.applyStyle (using: any[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])

void TextColumn.applyStyle (using: any[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])

void TextStyleRange.applyStyle (using: any[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])

void Word.applyStyle (using: any[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])

XMLExportMap XMLExportMaps.add (mappedStyle: any, markupTag: any[, withProperties: Object])

XMLImportMap XMLImportMaps.add (markupTag: any, mappedStyle: any[, withProperties: Object])

Return

ParagraphStyle ParagraphStyles.add ([withProperties: Object])

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