Adobe InDesign CS2 (4.0) Object Model JS: TextColumn

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Class

TextColumn

A text column. Base Class: Text

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applyBullets, applyNumbers, applyStyle, changecase, clearOverrides, convertBulletsAndNumberingToText, convertToNote, convertToTable, createOutlines, exportFile, getElements, markup, move, place, recompose, remove, removeBulletsAndNumbers, search, select, toSource, toSpecifier

Hierarchy

Text

TextColumn

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
alignToBaseline	bool	r/w	If true, aligns the baseline of the text to the baseline grid.
allGraphics	Array of Graphic	readonly	Lists all graphics contained by the TextColumn.
allPageItems	Array of PageItem	readonly	Lists all page items contained by the TextColumn.
appliedCharacterStyle	CharacterStyleString	r/w	The character style applied to the text. Can also accept: String.
appliedFont	Font String	r/w	The font applied to the text, specified as either a font object or the name of font family. Can return: Font or String.
appliedLanguage	Language LanguageWithVendors String	r/w	The language of the text. Can return: LanguageWithVendors or Language. Can also accept: String.
appliedParagraphStyle	ParagraphStyle String	r/w	The paragraph style applied to the text. Can also accept: String.
ascent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	readonly	The maximum ascent of any character in the text.
associatedXMLElements	Array of XMLItem	readonly	The XML elements associated with the TextColumn.
autoLeading	number	r/w	The percent of the type size to use for auto leading. (Range: 0 to 500).
balanceRaggedLines	BalanceLinesStyle Boolean	r/w	If true or set to an enumeration value, balances ragged lines. Note: Not valid with a single-line text composer. Can return: Boolean or BalanceLinesStyle enumerator.
baseline	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	readonly	The vertical offset of the text.
baselineShift	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The baseline shift applied to the text.
bulletChar	Bullet	readonly	Bullet character.
bulletsAndNumberingColor	AutoEnum String Swatch	r/w	Color of the bullet or number character. Can return: AutoEnum enumerator, Swatch or String.
bulletsAndNumberingListType	ListType: ListType.NO_LIST ListType.BULLET_LIST ListType.NUMBERED_LIST	r/w	List type for bullets and numbering.
bulletsAndNumberingSize	AutoEnum Real	r/w	Point size of the bullet or number character. Can return: AutoEnum enumerator or Real.
buttons	Buttons	readonly	A collection of buttons.
capitalization	Capitalization: Capitalization.NORMAL Capitalization.SMALL_CAPS Capitalization.ALL_CAPS Capitalization.CAP_TO_SMALL_CAP	r/w	The capitalization scheme.
characterDirection	CharacterDirectionOptions: CharacterDirectionOptions.DEFAULT_DIRECTION CharacterDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION CharacterDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION	r/w	The direction of the character.
characters	Characters	readonly	A collection of characters.
composer	string	r/w	The text composer to use to compose the text.
contents	SpecialCharacters String	r/w	The contents of the text. Can return: String or SpecialCharacters enumerator.
descent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	readonly	The maximum descent of any character in the text.
desiredGlyphScaling	number	r/w	The desired width (as a percentage) of individual characters. (Range: 50 to 200)
desiredLetterSpacing	number	r/w	The desired letter spacing, specified as a percentge of the built-in space between letters in the font. (Range: -100 to 500)
desiredWordSpacing	number	r/w	The desired word spacing, specified as a percentage of the font word space value. (Range: 0 to 1000)
diacriticPosition	DiacriticPositionOptions: DiacriticPositionOptions.DEFAULT_POSITION DiacriticPositionOptions.LOOSE_POSITION DiacriticPositionOptions.MEDIUM_POSITION DiacriticPositionOptions.TIGHT_POSITION DiacriticPositionOptions.OPENTYPE_POSITION	r/w	Position of diacriticical characters.
digitsType	DigitsTypeOptions: 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/w	The digits type.
dropCapCharacters	number	r/w	Number of characters for drop cap.
dropCapLines	number	r/w	Number of lines for drop cap.
dropCapStyle	CharacterStyle String	r/w	The character style to apply to the drop cap. Can also accept: String.
fillColor	String Swatch	r/w	The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the fill of the text. . Can also accept: String.
fillTint	number	r/w	The 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.)
firstLineIndent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The amount to indent the first line.
fontStyle	string	r/w	The name of the font style.
footnotes	Footnotes	readonly	A collection of footnotes.
formFields	FormFields	readonly	A collection of form fields.
gradientFillAngle	number	r/w	The angle of a linear gradient applied to the fill of the text. (Range: -180 to 180)
gradientFillLength	number	r/w	The length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) applied to the fill of the text.
gradientFillStart	Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The starting point (in page coordinates) of a gradient applied to the fill of the text, in the format [x, y].
gradientStrokeAngle	number	r/w	The angle of a linear gradient applied to the stroke of the text. (Range: -180 to 180)
gradientStrokeLength	number	r/w	The length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) applied to the stroke of the text.
gradientStrokeStart	Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The starting point (in page coordinates) of a gradient applied to the stroke of the text, in the format [x, y].
graphicLines	GraphicLines	readonly	A collection of graphic lines.
gridAlignFirstLineOnly	bool	r/w	If true, aligns only the first line to the frame grid or baseline grid. If false, aligns all lines to the grid.
groups	Groups	readonly	A collection of groups.
horizontalOffset	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	readonly	The horizontal offset of the text.
horizontalScale	number	r/w	The horizontal scaling applied to the text as a percentage of its current size. (Range: 1 to 1000)
hyphenWeight	number	r/w	Hyphen weight.
hyphenateAfterFirst	number	r/w	Hyphenate after this many letters.
hyphenateBeforeLast	number	r/w	Hyphenate before this many letters.
hyphenateCapitalizedWords	bool	r/w	If true, allows hyphenation of capitalized words.
hyphenateLadderLimit	number	r/w	Number of consecutive hyphens to allow.
hyphenateLastWord	bool	r/w	If true, allows hyphenation in the last word in a paragraph. Note: Valid only when hyphenation is true.
hyphenateWordsLongerThan	number	r/w	Hyphenate words that have more than this number of letters.
hyphenation	bool	r/w	If true, allows hyphenation.
hyphenationZone	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The 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.
index	number	readonly	The index of the text in the collection or parent object.
insertionPoints	InsertionPoints	readonly	A collection of insertion points.
justification	Justification: Justification.LEFT_ALIGN Justification.CENTER_ALIGN Justification.RIGHT_ALIGN Justification.LEFT_JUSTIFIED Justification.RIGHT_JUSTIFIED Justification.CENTER_JUSTIFIED Justification.FULLY_JUSTIFIED Justification.TO_BINDING_SIDE Justification.AWAY_FROM_BINDING_SIDE	r/w	The paragraph alignment.
kashidas	KashidasOptions: KashidasOptions.DEFAULT_KASHIDAS KashidasOptions.KASHIDAS_OFF	r/w	Use of Kashidas for justification
keepAllLinesTogether	bool	r/w	If true, keeps all lines of the paragraph together. If false, allows paragraphs to break across pages or columns.
keepFirstLines	number	r/w	Keep at least this many lines together at the end of a column.
keepLastLines	number	r/w	Keep at least this many lines together at the start of a column.
keepLinesTogether	bool	r/w	If true, keeps a specified number of lines together when the paragraph breaks across columns or text frames.
keepWithNext	number	r/w	Keep at least this many lines together with the following paragraph.
kerningMethod	string	r/w	The type of pair kerning.
kerningValue	number	r/w	The amount of space to add or remove between characters, specified in thousands of an em.
keyboardDirection	CharacterDirectionOptions: CharacterDirectionOptions.DEFAULT_DIRECTION CharacterDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION CharacterDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION	r/w	The keyboard direction of the character.
lastLineIndent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The amount to indent the last line in the paragraph.
leading	Leading Unit	r/w	The leading applied to the text. Can return: Unit or Leading enumerator.
leftIndent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The width of the left indent.
length	number	readonly	The number of objects in the collection.
ligatures	bool	r/w	If true, replaces specific character combinations (e.g., fl, fi) with ligature characters.
lines	Lines	readonly	A collection of lines.
maximumGlyphScaling	number	r/w	The maximum width (as a percentage) of individual characters. (Range: 50 to 200)
maximumLetterSpacing	number	r/w	The 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.
maximumWordSpacing	number	r/w	The maximum word spacing, specified as a percentage of the font word space value. Note: Valid only when text is justified. (Range: 0 to 1000)
minimumGlyphScaling	number	r/w	The minimum width (as a percentage) of individual characters. (Range: 50 to 200)
minimumLetterSpacing	number	r/w	The 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.
minimumWordSpacing	number	r/w	The minimum word spacing, specified as a percentage of the font word space value. Note: Valid only when text is justified. (Range: 0 to 1000)
nestedStyles	NestedStyles	readonly	A collection of nested styles.
noBreak	bool	r/w	If true, keeps the text on the same line.
notes	Notes	readonly	A collection of notes.
numberSeparator	number	r/w	The numbering separator as a unicode ID.
numberStartAt	number	r/w	Starting number in a numbered list.
numberingFont	AutoEnum Font String	r/w	Font of the number character. Can return: Font, String or AutoEnum enumerator.
numberingFontStyle	AutoEnum NothingEnum String	r/w	Font style of the number character. Can return: String, NothingEnum enumerator or AutoEnum enumerator.
numberingStyle	NumberingStyle String	r/w	Numbering style. Can return: NumberingStyle enumerator or String.
opentypeFeatures	Array of Array of 2 Strings Longs	r/w	OpenType features. Can return: Array of Array of 2 Strings or Longs.
otfContextualAlternate	bool	r/w	If true, uses contextual alternate forms in OpenType fonts.
otfDiscretionaryLigature	bool	r/w	If true, uses discretionary ligatures in OpenType fonts.
otfFigureStyle	OTFFigureStyle: OTFFigureStyle.TABULAR_LINING OTFFigureStyle.PROPORTIONAL_OLDSTYLE OTFFigureStyle.PROPORTIONAL_LINING OTFFigureStyle.TABULAR_OLDSTYLE OTFFigureStyle.DEFAULT_VALUE	r/w	The figure style in OpenType fonts.
otfFraction	bool	r/w	If true, uses fractions in OpenType fonts.
otfHistorical	bool	r/w	If true, use historical forms in OpenType fonts.
otfJustificationAlternate	bool	r/w	If true, use alternate justification forms in OpenType fonts
otfOrdinal	bool	r/w	If true, uses ordinals in OpenType fonts.
otfOverlapSwash	bool	r/w	If true, use overlapping swash forms in OpenType fonts
otfSlashedZero	bool	r/w	If true, use a slashed zeroes in OpenType fonts.
otfStretchedAlternate	bool	r/w	If true, use stretched alternate forms in OpenType fonts
otfStylisticAlternate	bool	r/w	If true, use stylistic alternate forms in OpenType fonts
otfStylisticSets	number	r/w	The stylistic sets to use in OpenType fonts.
otfSwash	bool	r/w	If true, uses swash forms in OpenType fonts.
otfTitling	bool	r/w	If true, uses titling forms in OpenType fonts.
ovals	Ovals	readonly	A collection of ellipses.
overprintFill	bool	r/w	If true, the fill color of the characters will overprint.
overprintStroke	bool	r/w	If true, the stroke of the characters will overprint.
pageItems	PageItems	readonly	The page items collection, which can be used to process all page items in a container (such as a document, page, or group), regardless of type.
paragraphDirection	ParagraphDirectionOptions: ParagraphDirectionOptions.LEFT_TO_RIGHT_DIRECTION ParagraphDirectionOptions.RIGHT_TO_LEFT_DIRECTION	r/w	Paragraph direction.
paragraphJustification	ParagraphJustificationOptions: ParagraphJustificationOptions.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION ParagraphJustificationOptions.ARABIC_JUSTIFICATION ParagraphJustificationOptions.NASKH_JUSTIFICATION	r/w	Paragraph justification.
paragraphs	Paragraphs	readonly	A collection of paragraphs.
parent	Cell Character Footnote InsertionPoint Line Note Paragraph Story Text TextColumn TextFrame TextPath TextStyleRange Word XMLElement	readonly	The parent of the TextColumn (a TextPath, TextFrame, Text, Character, Word, Line, TextColumn, Paragraph, TextStyleRange, InsertionPoint, Story, Cell, XMLElement, Footnote or Note).
parentStory	Story	readonly	The story that contains the text.
parentTextFrames	Array of TextFrames TextPaths	readonly	An array of the text frames that contain the text. Can return: Array of TextFrames or TextPaths.
pointSize	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The text size.
polygons	Polygons	readonly	A collection of polygons.
position	Position: Position.NORMAL Position.SUPERSCRIPT Position.SUBSCRIPT Position.OT_SUPERSCRIPT Position.OT_SUBSCRIPT Position.OT_NUMERATOR Position.OT_DENOMINATOR	r/w	The text position relative to the baseline.
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
rectangles	Rectangles	readonly	A collection of rectangles.
rightIndent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The width of the right indent.
ruleAbove	bool	r/w	If true, places a rule above the paragraph.
ruleAboveColor	String Swatch	r/w	The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the paragraph rule above. Can return: Swatch or String.
ruleAboveGapColor	String Swatch	r/w	The 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.
ruleAboveGapOverprint	bool	r/w	If true, the stroke gap of the paragraph rule above will overprint. Note: Valid only the rule above type is not solid.
ruleAboveGapTint	number	r/w	The 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.
ruleAboveLeftIndent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The 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.
ruleAboveLineWeight	number	r/w	The stoke weight of the paragraph rule above.
ruleAboveOffset	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The amount to offset the paragraph rule above from the baseline of the first line the paragraph.
ruleAboveOverprint	bool	r/w	If true, the paragraph rule above will overprint.
ruleAboveRightIndent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The 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.
ruleAboveTint	number	r/w	The tint (as a percentage) of the paragraph rule above. (Range: 0 to 100)
ruleAboveType	String StrokeStyle	r/w	The stroke type of the rule above the paragraph. Can return: StrokeStyle or String.
ruleAboveWidth	RuleWidth: RuleWidth.TEXT_WIDTH RuleWidth.COLUMN_WIDTH	r/w	The basis (text width or column width) used to calculate the width of the paragraph rule above.
ruleBelow	bool	r/w	If true, applies a paragraph rule below.
ruleBelowColor	String Swatch	r/w	The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the paragraph rule below. Can return: Swatch or String.
ruleBelowGapColor	String Swatch	r/w	The 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.
ruleBelowGapOverPrint	bool	r/w	If true, overprint the paragraph rule below stroke gap color.
ruleBelowGapTint	number	r/w	The 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.
ruleBelowLeftIndent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The 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.
ruleBelowLineWeight	number	r/w	The stroke weight of the paragraph rule below.
ruleBelowOffset	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The amount to offset the the paragraph rule below from the baseline of the last line of the paragraph.
ruleBelowOverPrint	bool	r/w	If true, overprint the paragraph rule below.
ruleBelowRightIndent	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The 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.
ruleBelowTint	number	r/w	The tint (as a percentage) of the paragraph rule below. (Range: 0 to 100)
ruleBelowType	String StrokeStyle	r/w	The stroke type of the rule below the paragraph. Can return: StrokeStyle or String.
ruleBelowWidth	RuleWidth: RuleWidth.TEXT_WIDTH RuleWidth.COLUMN_WIDTH	r/w	The basis (text width or column width) used to calculate the width of the paragraph rule below.
singleWordJustification	SingleWordJustification: SingleWordJustification.LEFT_ALIGN SingleWordJustification.CENTER_ALIGN SingleWordJustification.RIGHT_ALIGN SingleWordJustification.FULLY_JUSTIFIED	r/w	The alignment to use for lines that contain a single word.
skew	number	r/w	The skew angle of the text. (Range: -85 to 85)
spaceAfter	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The height of the paragraph space below.
spaceBefore	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The height of the paragraph space above.
startParagraph	StartParagraph: StartParagraph.ANYWHERE StartParagraph.NEXT_COLUMN StartParagraph.NEXT_FRAME StartParagraph.NEXT_PAGE StartParagraph.NEXT_ODD_PAGE StartParagraph.NEXT_EVEN_PAGE	r/w	The location at which to start the paragraph.
strikeThroughColor	String Swatch	r/w	The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the strikethrough stroke. Can return: Swatch or String.
strikeThroughGapColor	String Swatch	r/w	The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the gap of the strikethrough stroke. Can return: Swatch or String.
strikeThroughGapOverprint	bool	r/w	If true, the gap color of the strikethrough stroke will overprint. Note: Valid when strike through type is not solid.
strikeThroughGapTint	number	r/w	The tint (as a percentage) of the strikethrough stroke gap color. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid when strike through type is not solid.
strikeThroughOffset	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The amount by which to offset the strikethrough stroke from the text baseline.
strikeThroughOverprint	bool	r/w	If true, the strikethrough stroke will overprint.
strikeThroughTint	number	r/w	The tint (as a percentage) of the strikethrough stroke. (Range: 0 to 100)
strikeThroughType	String StrokeStyle	r/w	The stroke type of the strikethrough stroke. Can return: StrokeStyle or String.
strikeThroughWeight	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The stroke weight of the strikethrough stroke.
strikeThru	bool	r/w	If true, draws a strikethrough line through the text.
strokeColor	String Swatch	r/w	The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the stroke of the text. Can also accept: String.
strokeTint	number	r/w	The 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.)
strokeWeight	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The stroke weight applied to the characters of the text.
tabList	Array of Arrays of Property Name/Value Pairs	r/w	A list of the tab stops in the paragraph. Can return: Array of Arrays of Property Name/Value Pairs.
tabStops	TabStops	readonly	A collection of tab stops.
tables	Tables	readonly	A collection of tables.
textColumns	TextColumns	readonly	A collection of text columns.
textFrames	TextFrames	readonly	A collection of text frames.
textStyleRanges	TextStyleRanges	readonly	A collection of text style ranges.
texts	Texts	readonly	A collection of text objects.
tracking	number	r/w	The amount by which to loosen or tighten a block of text, specified in thousands of an em.
underline	bool	r/w	If true, underlines the text.
underlineColor	String Swatch	r/w	The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the underline stroke. . Can return: Swatch or String.
underlineGapColor	String Swatch	r/w	The 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.
underlineGapOverprint	bool	r/w	If true, the gap color of the underline stroke will overprint.
underlineGapTint	number	r/w	The tint (as a percentage) of the gap color of the underline stroke. (Range: 0 to 100) Note: Valid when underline type is not solid.
underlineOffset	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The amount by which to offset the underline from the text baseline.
underlineOverprint	bool	r/w	If true, the underline stroke color will overprint.
underlineTint	number	r/w	The underline stroke tint (as a percentage). (Range: 0 to 100)
underlineType	String StrokeStyle	r/w	The stroke type of the underline stroke. Can return: StrokeStyle or String.
underlineWeight	Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The stroke weight of the underline stroke.
verticalScale	number	r/w	The vertical scaling applied to the text as a percentage of its current size. (Range: 1 to 1000)
words	Words	readonly	A collection of words.
xOffsetDiacritic	number	r/w	The x (horizontal) offset for diacritic adjustment.
yOffsetDiacritic	number	r/w	The y (vertical) offset for diacritic adjustment.

Methods

Instances

void applyBullets ([bulletChar: number][, bulletType: BulletCharacterType][, bulletFont: any][, bulletFontStyle: string][, bulletSize: number][, bulletColor: Swatch][, bulletAlignment: ListAlignment=ListAlignment.HANGING_LIST][, listLeftIndent: number][, listFirstLineIndent: number][, listFirstTabPosition: number])
Apply bullets

Parameter	Type	Description
bulletChar	number	The bullet character as a unicode ID or a glyph ID (Optional)
bulletType	BulletCharacterType: BulletCharacterType.UNICODE_ONLY BulletCharacterType.UNICODE_WITH_FONT BulletCharacterType.GLYPH_WITH_FONT	The type of bullet character (Optional)
bulletFont	Font String	The bullet font. Can accept: Font or String. (Optional)
bulletFontStyle	string	The bullet font style (Optional)
bulletSize	number	The size of the bullet character (Optional)
bulletColor	Swatch	The color of the bullet character (Optional)
bulletAlignment	ListAlignment: ListAlignment.HANGING_LIST ListAlignment.FLUSH_LEFT_LIST ListAlignment.CUSTOM_ALIGNED_LIST	The alignment of the bulleted list (Optional) (default: ListAlignment.HANGING_LIST)
listLeftIndent	number	The left indent of the bulleted list (Optional)
listFirstLineIndent	number	The first line indent of the bulleted list (Optional)
listFirstTabPosition	number	The first tab position in the bulleted list (Optional)

void applyNumbers ([numberingStyle: NumberingStyle][, numberingSeparator: number][, startingValue: number][, numberFont: any][, numberFontStyle: string][, numberSize: number][, numberColor: Swatch][, numberAlignment: ListAlignment=ListAlignment.HANGING_LIST][, listLeftIndent: number][, listFirstLineIndent: number][, listFirstTabPosition: number])
Apply numbers

Parameter	Type	Description
numberingStyle	NumberingStyle: NumberingStyle.UPPER_ROMAN NumberingStyle.LOWER_ROMAN NumberingStyle.UPPER_LETTERS NumberingStyle.LOWER_LETTERS NumberingStyle.ARABIC	The numbering style to be used (Optional)
numberingSeparator	number	The separator used for numbering (Optional)
startingValue	number	The value with which to start numbering (Optional)
numberFont	Font String	The number font. Can accept: Font or String. (Optional)
numberFontStyle	string	The number font style (Optional)
numberSize	number	The size of the number character(s) (Optional)
numberColor	Swatch	The color of the number character(s) (Optional)
numberAlignment	ListAlignment: ListAlignment.HANGING_LIST ListAlignment.FLUSH_LEFT_LIST ListAlignment.CUSTOM_ALIGNED_LIST	The alignment of the numbered list (Optional) (default: ListAlignment.HANGING_LIST)
listLeftIndent	number	The left indent of the numbered list (Optional)
listFirstLineIndent	number	The first line indent of the numbered list (Optional)
listFirstTabPosition	number	The first tab position in the numbered list (Optional)

void applyStyle (using: any[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])
Applies the specified character style or paragraph style.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	CharacterStyle ParagraphStyle	The style to apply. Can accept: ParagraphStyle or CharacterStyle.
clearingOverrides	bool	If true, clears existing text attributes or character styles before applying the style. Note: Valid only when the using parameter specifies a paragraph style. (Optional) (default: true)

void changecase (using: ChangecaseMode)
Sets the case of the text.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	ChangecaseMode: ChangecaseMode.UPPERCASE ChangecaseMode.LOWERCASE ChangecaseMode.TITLECASE ChangecaseMode.SENTENCECASE	The text case option.

void clearOverrides ([overridesToClear: OverrideType=OverrideType.ALL])
Clears the specified types of override.

Parameter	Type	Description
overridesToClear	OverrideType: OverrideType.ALL OverrideType.CHARACTER_ONLY OverrideType.PARAGRAPH_ONLY	The types of override to clear. (Optional) (default: OverrideType.ALL)

void convertBulletsAndNumberingToText ()
Convert bullets and numbering to text.

Note convertToNote ()
Converts the text to a note.

Table convertToTable ([columnSeparator: string][, rowSeparator: string][, numberOfColumns: number=1])
Converts the text to a table.

Parameter	Type	Description
columnSeparator	string	The character that starts a new column in the new table. (Optional)
rowSeparator	string	The character starts a new row in the new table. (Optional)
numberOfColumns	number	The number of columns in the table. Note: Valid only when the column and row separator characters are the same. (Optional) (default: 1)

Array of PageItem createOutlines ([deleteOriginal: bool=true])
Converts text to outlines. Each line of text becomes a polygon object. When the converted text is a single letter that has no internal spaces or detached parts, the polygon contains only a single path. Note: To determine whether a font allows the creation of outlines, see allow outlines.

Parameter	Type	Description
deleteOriginal	bool	If true, deletes the original text. If false, creates the outlines as separate object(s) on top of the text. (Optional) (default: true)

void exportFile (format: any, to: File[, showingOptions: bool=false][, using: PDFExportPreset])
Exports the object(s) to a file.

Parameter	Type	Description
format	ExportFormat String	The export format. Can accept: ExportFormat enumerator or String.
to	File	The path of the export file.
showingOptions	bool	If true, prompts the user to select export options. (Optional) (default: false)
using	PDFExportPreset	The export style to use. (Optional)

Array of Object getElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

void markup (using: XMLElement)
Associates the page item with the specified XML element while preserving existing content.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	XMLElement	The XML element.

Text move (to: LocationOptions[, reference: any])
Moves the text to the specified location.

Parameter	Type	Description
to	LocationOptions: LocationOptions.BEFORE LocationOptions.AFTER LocationOptions.AT_END LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING LocationOptions.UNKNOWN	The location relative to the reference object or within the containing object.
reference	Cell Column PageItem Row Story Table Text	The reference object. Note: Required when the to parameter specifies before or after. Can accept: Text, Story, Cell, Row, Column, Table or PageItem. (Optional)

any place (fileName: File[, showingOptions: bool=false][, withProperties: Object])
Place a file

Parameter	Type	Description
fileName	File	The file to place
showingOptions	bool	Whether to display the import options dialog (Optional) (default: false)
withProperties	Object	Initial values for properties of the placed object(s) (Optional)

void recompose ()
Recomposes the text in the TextColumn.

void remove ()
Deletes the TextColumn.

void removeBulletsAndNumbers ()
Remove bullets and numbers

Array of Text search ([for: string][, wholeWord: bool][, caseSensitive: bool][, replacingWith: string][, withFindAttributes: Object][, withChangeAttributes: Object])
Look for occurrences of text that matches specific criteria

Parameter	Type	Description
for	string	What to look for (Optional)
wholeWord	bool	If true, then disregard text embedded within a larger word (Optional)
caseSensitive	bool	If true, then search only for text that matches case (Optional)
replacingWith	string	What to replace the found text with, either a string or a special character (Optional)
withFindAttributes	Object	A record of find preference settings to use (Optional)
withChangeAttributes	Object	A record of change preference settings to use (Optional)

void select ([existingSelection: SelectionOptions=SelectionOptions.REPLACE_WITH])
Selects the object.

Parameter	Type	Description
existingSelection	SelectionOptions: SelectionOptions.ADD_TO SelectionOptions.REMOVE_FROM SelectionOptions.REPLACE_WITH	The selection status of the TextColumn in relation to previously selected objects. (Optional) (default: SelectionOptions.REPLACE_WITH)

string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the TextColumn.

string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.