Add Formatted Text

Question

Hello,
I am trying to create a series of scripts to be used in a template that add/insert formatted text at a cursors location. So far, I have created the following script:
app.selection[0].paragraphs[0].insertionPoints[0].contents = 'Voiceover'
This works just fine, but how do I get this text to automatically select a Paragragh style I have defined.
Thanks!

Answer 1

add "\r" at end of your text contents or as a single character
app.selection[0].paragraphs[0].insertionPoints[-1].contents = 'Voiceover\r'
or
app.selection[0].paragraphs[0].insertionPoints[-1].contents = '\r'
if you are building new text in new empty Story or at end of current Story - don't use absolute index - .insertionPoints[10] - use .insertionPoints[-1] as reference to last item
app.selection[0].paragraphs[-1].insertionPoints[-1].contents = '\r'
(you need to add this line if you want to start new paragraph after existing text)
app.selection[0].paragraphs[-1].appliedParagraphStyle = 'BigRed'
app.selection[0].paragraphs[-1].insertionPoints[-1].contents = 'Voiceover\r'
app.selection[0].paragraphs[-1].appliedParagraphStyle = 'BigRed2'
app.selection[0].paragraphs[-1].insertionPoints[-1].contents = 'Line 2\r'
like you can see - you need to switch order of lines - first you need to set formatting (ParaStyle) - then set new contents - and this is the best order of operations
step 1 - set formatting to LastInsertionPoint
step 2 - set contents of LastInsertionPoint
thanks to this - you don't need to care how long will be your new text ;)
if you want to add new text to empty TextFrame - you can't refer to first paragraph - because there is no paragraphs in empty TextFrame - you need to refer to insertionPoint - and better - to last insertionPoint of parentStory
app.selection[0].parentStory.insertionPoints[-1]
robin
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