Page
A page.
Instance
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Section appliedAlternateLayout
The alternate layout section to which the page belongs.
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MarginPreference marginPreferences
Margin preference settings.
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PageSideOptions side
The side of the binding spine on which to place the page within the spread.
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String name
The name of the Page.
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Section appliedSection
The section to which the page belongs.
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Number index
The index of the Page within its containing object.
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Number documentOffset
The sequential number of the page within the document.
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Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any bounds
The bounds of the Page, in the format [y1, x1, y2, x2].
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Mixed masterPageItems
The items on a specified document page that originated on the applied master page and have not been overridden or detached. Can return: Array of PageItems, Guides, Graphics, Movies or Sounds.
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PageItem allPageItems
Lists all page items contained by the Page.
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Graphic allGraphics
Lists all graphics contained by the Page.
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GridDataInformation gridData
Default grid properties. Note: Applies to named, layout, and frame (story) grids.
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Number id
The unique ID of the Page.
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Boolean isValid
Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
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Mixed parent
The parent of the Page (a Spread or MasterSpread).
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Preferences preferences
A collection of preferences objects.
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Ovals ovals
A collection of ellipses.
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SplineItems splineItems
The spline items collection.
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PageItems pageItems
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.
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Rectangles rectangles
A collection of rectangles.
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GraphicLines graphicLines
A collection of graphic lines.
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TextFrames textFrames
A collection of text frames.
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Polygons polygons
A collection of polygons.
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Events events
A collection of events.
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EventListeners eventListeners
A collection of event listeners.
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Guides guides
A collection of guides.
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Groups groups
A collection of groups.
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EPSTexts epstexts
EPSTexts
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FormFields formFields
A collection of form fields.
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Buttons buttons
A collection of buttons.
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MultiStateObjects multiStateObjects
A collection of multi-state objects.
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CheckBoxes checkBoxes
A collection of checkboxes.
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ComboBoxes comboBoxes
A collection of comboboxes.
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ListBoxes listBoxes
A collection of listboxes.
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RadioButtons radioButtons
A collection of radio buttons.
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TextBoxes textBoxes
A collection of text boxes.
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SignatureFields signatureFields
A collection of signature fields.
LayoutRuleOptions layoutRule
layout rule
SnapshotBlendingModes snapshotBlendingMode
snapshot blending mode
Boolean optionalPage
optional page for HTML5 pagination. Obsolete after CS6
TrapPreset appliedTrapPreset
The trap preset applied to the page. Can also accept: String.
Mixed pageColor
The color label of the Page, specified either as an array of three doubles, each in the range 0 to 255 and representing R, G, and B values, or as a UI color. Can return: Array of 3 Reals (0 - 255) or UIColors enumerator or PageColorOptions enumerator.
MasterSpread appliedMaster
The master spread applied to the Page. Can also accept: NothingEnum enumerator.
TransformationMatrix masterPageTransform
The transform applied to the master page before it is applied to Page.
Mixed tabOrder
The order in which the focus moves to different form fields in the PDF when the tab key is pressed. Can return: Array of Buttons, CheckBoxes, ComboBoxes, ListBoxes, RadioButtons, TextBoxes or SignatureFields.
String label
A property that can be set to any string.
Object properties
A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Methods
adjustLayout( Object adoptTo, Page affectedPages )
Adjust the existing layout according to new page size, bleed and margin values. The first parameter is a plain object with key value pairs for properties affected. Permissible keys are width, height, bleedInside, bleedTop, bleedOutside, bleedBottom, leftMargin, topMargin, rightMargin, bottomMargin. The values can be specified as decimal numbers in units of Pt or as a string having a measurement value such as '1 in'. Not all properties need to be specified, only the values that need updation. Notice that when dealing with individual pages rather than the whole document, bleed changes has no effect. E.g. - app.activeDocument.adjustLayout({width:'600px', leftMargin: '1in'}), app.activeDocument.adjustLayout({rightMargin:'1in'}, app.activeDocument.spreads[0].pages), app.activeDocument.spreads[0].pages[0].adjustLayout({width:'400px', leftMargin: '10px'})
Parameters
Type Name Description Object adoptTo Change values - see functin definition for details Page affectedPages The collection of Page objects to affect (optional). Has no effect if function is called from Page (Optional)
PageItem placeXML( XMLElement using, Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any placePoint, Boolean autoflowing )
Places the XML element onto a page. If the place point is above an existing page item, place the XML element into the page item.
Parameters
Type Name Description XMLElement using The XML element to place. Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any placePoint The point at which to place the object, specified in the format [x, y]. Boolean autoflowing If true, autoflows placed text. (Optional)
PageItem setContent( String using, String relativeBasePath )
Replaces the content of XML element with content imported from a file.
Parameters
Type Name Description String using The file path to the import file. String relativeBasePath Base path used to resolve relative paths. (Optional)
snapshotCurrentLayout()
Create a snapshot of the layout for the current Page size and shape.
deleteLayoutSnapshot()
Delete the snapshot of the layout for the current Page size and shape.
deleteAllLayoutSnapshots()
Delete all layout snapshots for this Page.
Page move( LocationOptions to, Mixed reference, BindingOptions binding )
Moves the page.
Parameters
Type Name Description LocationOptions to The new location of the page relative to the reference object or within the document or spread. (Optional) Mixed reference The reference object. Note: Required when the to parameter value specifies before or after. Can accept: Page or Spread. (Optional) BindingOptions binding The location of the binding spine in spreads. (Optional)
remove()
Deletes the Page.
Page duplicate( LocationOptions to, Mixed reference )
Duplicates the page.
Parameters
Type Name Description LocationOptions to The location at which to place the duplicate page relative to the reference object or within the document or spread. (Optional) Mixed reference The reference object. Note: Required when the to value specifies before or after. Can accept: Page or Spread. (Optional)
Story placeAndLink( Story parentStory, Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any placePoint, Layer destinationLayer, Boolean showingOptions )
Deprecated: Use contentPlace method. Original Description: Create a linked story and place it into the target.
Parameters
Type Name Description Story parentStory The story to place and link from. Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any placePoint The point at which to place (Optional) Layer destinationLayer The layer on which to place (Optional) Boolean showingOptions Whether to display the link options dialog (Optional)
Mixed place( File fileName, Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any placePoint, Layer destinationLayer, Boolean showingOptions, Boolean autoflowing, Object withProperties )
Places the file.
Parameters
Type Name Description File fileName The file to place Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any placePoint The point at which to place (Optional) Layer destinationLayer The layer on which to place (Optional) Boolean showingOptions Whether to display the import options dialog (Optional) Boolean autoflowing Whether to autoflow placed text (Optional) Object withProperties Initial values for properties of the placed object(s) (Optional)
removeOverride()
Removes the override from a previously overridden master page item.
detach()
Detaches an overridden master page item from the master page.
select( SelectionOptions existingSelection )
Selects the object.
Parameters
Type Name Description SelectionOptions existingSelection The selection status of the Page in relation to previously selected objects. (Optional)
transform( CoordinateSpaces in, Mixed from, Mixed withMatrix, Mixed replacingCurrent, Boolean consideringRulerUnits )
Transform the page item.
Parameters
Type Name Description CoordinateSpaces in The coordinate space to use Mixed from The temporary origin during the transformation. Can accept: Array of 2 Reals, AnchorPoint enumerator or Array of Arrays of 2 Reals, CoordinateSpaces enumerators, AnchorPoint enumerators, BoundingBoxLimits enumerators or Long Integers. Mixed withMatrix Transform matrix. Can accept: Array of 6 Reals or TransformationMatrix. Mixed replacingCurrent Transform components to consider; providing this optional parameter causes the target's existing transform components to be replaced with new values. Without this parameter, the given matrix is concatenated onto the target's existing transform combining the effect of the two. Can accept: MatrixContent enumerator, Array of MatrixContent enumerators or Long Integer. (Optional) Boolean consideringRulerUnits If true then a ruler based origin is interpreted using ruler units rather than points. The default value is false. This parameter has no effect unless the reference point is specified relative to a page. (Optional)
reframe( Mixed in, Mixed opposingCorners )
Move the bounding box of the page item
Parameters
Type Name Description Mixed in The bounding box to resize. Can accept: CoordinateSpaces enumerator or Ordered array containing coordinateSpace:CoordinateSpaces enumerator, boundsKind:BoundingBoxLimits enumerator. Mixed opposingCorners Opposing corners of new bounding box in the given coordinate space
resize( Mixed in, Mixed from, ResizeMethods by, Mixed values, Boolean resizeIndividually, Boolean consideringRulerUnits )
Resize the page item.
Parameters
Type Name Description Mixed in The bounding box to resize. Can accept: CoordinateSpaces enumerator, BoundingBoxLimits enumerator or Ordered array containing coordinateSpace:CoordinateSpaces enumerator, boundsKind:BoundingBoxLimits enumerator. Mixed from The transform origin. Legal specifications: relative to bounding box: anchor ResizeMethods by How the current dimensions are affected by the given values Mixed values The width and height values. Legal dimensions specifications: {x, y [, coordinate space]}, {x, resize constraint [, coordinate space]}, or {resize constraint, y [, coordinate space]}; where x and y are real numbers and coordinate space is used to determine only the unit of length for x and y; coordinate space is ignored for the 'current dimensions times' resize method). Can accept: Array of Reals, ResizeConstraints enumerators or CoordinateSpaces enumerators. Boolean resizeIndividually If false and multiple page items are targeted, the new dimensions are attained only by moving the individual items rather than resizing them. (Optional) Boolean consideringRulerUnits If true then a ruler location is interpreted using ruler units rather than points. The default value is false. This parameter has no effect unless the reference point is specified relative to a page. (Optional)
TransformationMatrix transformValuesOf( CoordinateSpaces in )
Get the transformation values of the page item.
Parameters
Type Name Description CoordinateSpaces in The coordinate space to use
Mixed resolve( Mixed location, CoordinateSpaces in, Boolean consideringRulerUnits )
Get the coordinates of the given location in the specified coordinate system.
Parameters
Type Name Description Mixed location The location requested. Can accept: Array of 2 Reals, AnchorPoint enumerator or Array of Arrays of 2 Reals, CoordinateSpaces enumerators, AnchorPoint enumerators, BoundingBoxLimits enumerators or Long Integers. CoordinateSpaces in The coordinate space to use. Boolean consideringRulerUnits If true then a ruler location is interpreted using ruler units rather than points. The default value is false. This parameter has no effect unless the reference point is specified relative to a page. (Optional)
Mixed contentPlace( PageItem pageItems, Boolean linkPageItems, Boolean linkStories, Boolean mapStyles, Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any placePoint, Layer destinationLayer, Boolean showingOptions )
Duplicate an object and place it into the target.
Parameters
Type Name Description PageItem pageItems One or more page items to place or load Boolean linkPageItems Whether to link pageItems in content placer (if true it will override link stories value) (Optional) Boolean linkStories Whether to link stories in content placer (only applicable for single story, pageItem links will also be created in case of more than one item) (Optional) Boolean mapStyles Whether to map styles in content placer (Optional) Measurement Unit (Number or String)=any placePoint The point at which to place (Optional) Layer destinationLayer The layer on which to place (Optional) Boolean showingOptions Whether to display the link options dialog (Optional)
insertLabel( String key, String value )
Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.
Parameters
Type Name Description String key The key. String value The value.
String extractLabel( String key )
Gets the label value associated with the specified key.
Parameters
Type Name Description String key The key.
String toSource()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the Page.
Page getElements()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.
String toSpecifier()
Retrieves the object specifier.
EventListener addEventListener( String eventType, Mixed handler, Boolean captures )
Adds an event listener.
Parameters
Type Name Description String eventType The event type. Mixed handler The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function. Boolean captures This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)
Boolean removeEventListener( String eventType, Mixed handler, Boolean captures )
Removes the event listener.
Parameters
Type Name Description String eventType The registered event type. Mixed handler The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function. Boolean captures This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)