It can be scripted. I've attached an Apple Script for CS3 that adjusts some preferences and style sheet settings when you run it. You can open it and modify it (to whatever values you want) / add to it as needed. (I hadn't used this in a while, but I ran a quick test and it seems to work ok.)

I'm new to using the attachments, too. I think you need to wait till it no longer says "queued" next to it. Not sure why such a small file would take so long, but I suppose there's a good reason.

Run the script with the document open. It will then change the prefs for that document. If you are working on a lot of supplied files that you want to change the prefs for it will save some time to run the script on each file before you begin editing it.

This is pretty basic, but cut and paste into Applescript and then modify as needed and it will work.

tell application "Adobe InDesign CS4"

activate

tell document 1

set properties of view preferences to {horizontal measurement units:points, vertical measurement units:points}

set ruler origin of view preferences to page origin

set superscript size of text preferences to 65

set superscript position of text preferences to 33.3

set subscript size of text preferences to 65

set subscript position of text preferences to 33.3

set small cap of text preferences to 75

set cursor key increment of view preferences to 1

set kerning key increment of text preferences to 5

set baseline shift key increment of text preferences to 0.1

set leading key increment of text preferences to 0.1

set x to the name of every paragraph style

--set PScount to the count of every item of x

repeat with i from 2 to the count of x

set PSname to name of paragraph style i

set composer of paragraph style PSname to "Adobe Single-line Composer"

set minimum word spacing of paragraph style PSname to 85.0

set desired word spacing of paragraph style PSname to 100.0

set maximum word spacing of paragraph style PSname to 133.0

set minimum letter spacing of paragraph style PSname to 0.0

set desired letter spacing of paragraph style PSname to 0.0

set maximum letter spacing of paragraph style PSname to 0.0

set hyphenate after first of paragraph style PSname to 2

set hyphenate before last of paragraph style PSname to 3

set hyphenate ladder limit of paragraph style PSname to 2

set hyphenate capitalized words of paragraph style PSname to true

end repeat

end tell

end tell

jb -- sorry, no time to test now, but it should be something like:

set text wrap mode of text wrap preferences to jump object text wrap

set text wrap offset of text wrap preferences to [12, 12]

set text wrap side of text wrap preferences to both sides

If you want to view the different choice for a setting, you can open the "Extend Script Toolkit 2" (easiest way is by choosing to modify a script in the script palette/panel).

Then choose "Object Model Adobe InDesign CS3" in the 'Help' menu.

You'll be presented with a window where you can search all pertinent data, you already correctly guessed the different values for RulerOrigin.

Another way is to use the JavaScript reference guide that jongware did and that is talked about here http://forums.adobe.com/thread/421981

emmanuel

Hiya,

This is an old post, but this JS that Harbs wrote still works great for me.

Is there a way to make this JS into a toggle between the custom settings here, then setting back to the original document settings?

Many thanks,

gr