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Write a Script to Automate Article Design/Formatting in Adobe InDesign

$250-750 USD

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Posted over 7 years ago

$250-750 USD

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We are looking for someone to write a script for Adobe InDesign to automate the insertion of texts and pictures into a medical journal InDesign file. We have a template ready, but every month when we publish articles into PDFs, we ready our articles by manually inserting text, pictures and content into textboxes and would like this to be scripted to save us time. We are looking for someone to write script(s) to script/automate the conversion of medical journal articles into an script-optimized InDesign template for our medical online journal. The InDesign template is pre-designed, but we would like you to optimize it to handle the script. We would like the script to be able to take what is presented in a Word Document (article with various content in it) and to take the content into the InDesign template. We may need you to optimize the Word Document so that the script can handle that too. The ultimate product we are looking for is the generation of usable PDFs that we will publish online through a more automated/scripted system. We want to use this script in the future for future articles that come into our online portal. The script should be able to handle these articles with varying content (varying # of authors, varying text length, varying number of figures). We hope to gain an asset (the script) that we can use ourselves in the future when we need to process 20+ articles each month and create PDFs out of an InDesign template, which has content populated into it from the Word document. We hope the script can populate in all this content for us into InDesign. The script needs to be able to be run on PCs and Macs. If there is additional software we need to purchase in order for the script to work, please let us know ahead of time. Fixed price for $500 to complete this project. In order for the project to be considered complete, we will need you to show us how to use the script through detailed instructions and a screensharing software (TeamViewer). As mentioned, we are hoping to use this script as our asset for our journal, to cut down the processing time it currently takes to manually populate content into our existing InDesign template. Estimated timeline: We hope for this to be completed in ~two weeks.
Project ID: 11896330

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Hi, we already talked about this project, will be 2 invoices 500 + 100 Step 1: Millestone $150 Create a new template for the articles. After the template is aproved I can start to write the script. Step 2: Millestone $350 Develop the script for InDesign to format the text content for the given article type on the aproved template. Step 3: Millestone $100 After final version of the script is delivered and script is implemented and all the info given to user to be albe to use the script. I need at least 3 articles (sample Word document and images) to have content to work with.
$600 USD in 10 days
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My name is Mike and I’m from UK. I work with individual clients and also provide outsourcing services for a number of UK and USA based agencies. Your project description sounds interesting to me and I do have skills & experience that are required to complete this project. I can show you some examples of my work. Please contact me to discuss your project.
$555 USD in 10 days
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I want to discuss this project with you further, let me know the best suitable time for you to schedule the meeting, Feel free to message me at any time, i used to be online 14 hrs in a day on this website so probably you will get a quick response from my end.
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Hello, I understood the initial scope of this project. Although i want to discuss further this job in order to prepare the final concept for this project. After Complete discussion over the call or in chat, i will prepare following things for you - Technical Project Proposal - Flow chart for this Project - Execution plan (Step by step procedure with explanation how and at what that we are going to execute a particular task)
$773 USD in 20 days
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Hi, I am Subash from India. I have more than 10 years experience in Graphic Design field. So I would like to inform you that I am very much interested in doing your work. Contact Details:- Skype: subashpill1 Freelancer ID: Jothisubash What's app: +91 8891927774 Nature of my works: 1. Ability to work independently/collaborate with others. 2. Advanced print management, preflight, color profiling, press checks, ICC profiling, monitor calibration. 3. Advanced image manipulation, masking, color correction and restoration. 4. Website Management (Build a website and web designing). 5. Effective in meeting deadlines/budgets while remaining flexible with changing needs/demands. 6. Managing/developing projects from consumption to completion. 7. Marketing campaign/management; print, social. 8. Proficient using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator (All are CC Version), Quark Express, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. 9. Project Management of small to large projects. 10. Strong conceptual creative skills, vendor/client relations, business sense. 11. Specialist in designing interactive forms and PDFs. 12. Windows, MAC, Chrome platforms. 13. Typewriting Speed 70wpm. 14. IELTS 5 Band. Sincerely, Subash
$500 USD in 7 days
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Hello! Such a script is called "designer" ;) My name is Sergey Popov, I'm Expert Designer and I have rich 14 years experience of Design and Desktop Publishing of various poligraphy. Also I have skill in vector illustrations. I can carry out your project on a really high level to reach really excellent results. I am interested in long-term co-operation. Best regards, Sergey Popov.
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Greetings!!! I'll define a automated work-flow system for your medical journals. These are the steps I'll include the work-flow system: Can you please review the below points. 1. First, I'll analyze the input Word document formatting styles. 2. Analyze and Define the Automated work-flow system. 3. We'll modify the InDesign template based on the word document work-flow system. 4. We'll customize the Layout, Paragraph/Character styles using the advance options. 5. I'll writing the script based on the Agile methodology. 6. Import the Figure and Tables and place the first citations. 7. Finally create the Print Ready PDF(High-Res) and online PDF(low res) files. I'm requesting, can you please provide the existing word document, for my analyze only, I'll define the automated work-flow system. I know you are very busy, can you please spend a 15mins I'll show the Medical Journals Automated workflow system. Skype id: sundar_phil About me: ********* My name is Sundara Moorthy. I'm a Graphic Designer as well as Adobe Suite Developer(InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) here. Your requirement like a great fit for my skills, and I'd love the chance to prove my capabilities. Regards, Sundar
$555 USD in 5 days
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Let me explain How I work: - To provide excellent service, with timely, accurate and professional results. - Daily updates and feedback’s regarding the project. - I will be available anytime for your work. - I work with honesty and we won’t ask even an extra penny for your work. Just give me a response and I assure you won’t be disappointed. Looking forward to hear from you and hoping for a long term work relationship. Thanks
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Hello, I am very interested to work with you on this project. In fact I have been finishing a very similar project for an attorney who is publishing legal texts. The script I am delivering is JavaScript so it is available for both Mac and Windows. I can provide open JavaScript. So in case you need change some things in the future, you can do it yourself. Please provide sample Word documents and the InDesign template. Thanks Stefan
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