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Scripting with Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit
AdobeExtendScriptToolkitCS6(
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to control and automate features in many Adobe Create Suite programs. If you perform
the same set of tasks on a regular basis, you can use scripting as a powerful tool to make a
lengthy set of tasks simple. A script is a series of statements in a language—an extended
version of JavaScript, called ExtendScript—that tells a program what to do. For example,
you can write a script to open an image in Photoshop, make some enhancements, and then
insert the image into an InDesign document. If you're new to scripting, take a look at the
Adobe Intro To Scripting document, which you can open from the Help menu. You can
also use the Scripts panel to access favorite and sample scripts by target program. You can
open the script, modify it, save it, and run it within the target program. Another option
is the search the web for ExtendScript sample scripts. ExtendScript programs and scripts
end with the extension JSX. A normal JavaScript file ends with the extension JS.
Use ExtendScript Toolkit to Work with Scripts
Start Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit from the All Programs menu (Win) or the Ap-
plications folder (Mac).
