Before you can use the Spreadulator plug-in you also have to install our free APID ToolAssistant plug-in.
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Intro – Select All in InDesign
This product is not supported any more, and won’t be updated or bug-fixed. It is still available for download on an ‘as-is’ basis.
The Spreadulator is a tool that saves time and effort by allowing the editing of all the page items in a document at the same time. The tool copies all pages to a single large spread, which can then be modified. After the required changes have been applied, everything is copied back to their respective pages.
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Installation
Before you start installing, exit out of InDesign.
Please make sure you have a copy of the APID ToolAssistant plug-in installed. Make sure you install the proper plug-in for your version of InDesign since the plug-ins are mutually incompatible. The Windows CS5.x plug-ins also come with an additional folder with a parenthesised name which needs to be copied along.
If you already have an APID ToolAssistant plug-in installed (e.g. because you use one of our other plug-ins), make sure it is up-to-date.
You will be installing two separate, but related software products: Spreadulator and APID ToolAssistant. Spreadulator will continue to work when the APID ToolAssistant demo expires.
i.e You do NOT need to purchase a license for APID ToolAssistant.
Copy the Spreadulator.spln into the same folder as the APID ToolAssistant plug-in (typically that will be the InDesign Plug-Ins folder). Don’t worry about the icon of the .spln file: it might not be a ‘regular’ icon, and that’s OK.
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Usage
Open a document of your choice.Then check the API menu item that should sit on the menu bar for the new Spreadulator menu.
The Spreadulator menu has three options:
- Apply Spreadulator – This will copy all pages onto a single large spread, where modifications can be applied.
- Apply Despreadulator – This will do the reverse: convert the large spreadulated page back into smaller individual pages.
- Preferences – Allows you to set options such as whether to auto-save.
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Limitations
Deleted overridden master page items are not yet supported