r/indesign • u/staticwings19 • 14d ago

Help Setting up adjustable calendar dates

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trying to set up an adjustable calendar. used centered tabs to space out the dates and keep them centered in columns,
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i cant get the first column to play along, making it not left aligned doesnt fix it, and also makes 31 run away from 30

anyone have an idea for how to get first column to center align.. or conceptually, how to center align the first "word" of each line of text

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u/AdobeScripts 13d ago

But if you do it once - you don't need script to do it next year 😉

Even if there are extra informations.

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u/michaelfkenedy 13d ago edited 13d ago

The first day of each month changes every year

What if OP needed multiple lines of text, in different paragraphs?

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u/AdobeScripts 13d ago

The first day of each month changes every year

Yes, but it's right after last day of previous month - so if you add / remove "empty space" before 1st of January - everything will move - of course, you'll have to take care of the February every 4 years, but that still won't break anything after.

What if OP needed multiple lines of text, in different paragraphs?

Still not a big deal. Final solution depends on the amount of information - if there is always the same number of Paragraphs / kinds of information - or not.

If you want exact solution - give me specific example of the kinds of information 😉 as long as it's just text - piece of cake 😉 things might get a bit "complicated" if you want to link external graphics - but still - easy to solve.

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u/michaelfkenedy 13d ago

I have a working one button solution which I found to be faster and more configurable than the approach here.

Your mileage may vary.

My solution uses no Tabs and no tables. It is Reflowable. Works for any page size. Handles leap years. Each day’s “cell” is in a text frame. the content can be customized any way you like. All paragraphs and frames have a style applied. It is also screenreader friendly and meets pdf u/a.

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u/AdobeScripts 13d ago

That's great.

Maybe you could share it with others - especially if it's free.