… using shortcuts initiated directlly from InDesign

In this mode, ID-Tasker will be monitoring keyboard shortcuts – in the background – and reacting to them so you won’t need to leave InDesign to execute specified Task(s) – it would be like executing functionality that is part of the InDesign.

Let’s say you are editing text and want to convert parts of the text individually – and there is no way for you to process it automatically as there are no Char/Para Styles applied or Tags – and you need to manually select part of the text and process it. But instead of constantly switching between InDesign and ID-Tasker – you can create a Task that will apply 3x different Paragraph Styles to currently selected block of text – converting a “list” to:

• List First Paragraph
• List Middle Paragraph
• List Middle Paragraph
• …
• List Last Paragraph

AND of course you won’t have to create separate Tasks for each Paragraph Style – Task can read the name of currently applied ParaStyle and use this part to determine finall ParaStyles that needs to be applied – including their creation if they don’t exist.

Or when you need to convert some text into an anchored object – a side note or a highlighted block. You will be able to select some text and use a shortcut – and Tasker will:

• automatically cut the selected text,
• create TextFrame – or find and use a template,
• anchor it in specified place – it doesn’t have to be original place but next or previous paragraph and even after first or before last character in those prev/next paragraphs,
• it can also simultaneously re-style this block of text – Header + SubHeader + Body Text.,
• AND – if you have file name there – either with a predefined tag or as a last paragraph – it can automatically import it as either image or part of the text.

And all of this can be executed “from sratch” – or you can use predefined object / group – and fill it with the selected information.

Or when you select two objects – Rectangle and TextFrame:

• resize Rectangle – to either specified width & height or only width or only height,
• fit or fill image – then crop it either by specified value or %,
• or set same width / height to both elements – either Rectangle or TextFrame can define the finall width / height,
• move TextFrame below / above / either side of the Rectangle with a specified gap,
• apply specified Paragraph style(s) to the contents of the TextFrame – in a predefined sequence,
• then group them and Cut – so you can Anchor in the text.
• or simply use the information – text and Image – and populate a template object.

Most of the above examples can be also executed in the Scrolling mode.