Font to auto size

How do you make the font auto size to fit in the text field, so that you can view everything that has been typed in and not get the black box with the plus sign? I have checked the auto fit for width and length, but it still does not auto fit.
Thank you very much,
EC

Select the Object
Go to Font Palette
Make sure you are edting Value properties only (Not Caption or both)
Change Font size to "0" (zero)
Preview in PDF. The font will be large and then decrease as more characters are added.
Make sure under Paragraph you are aligned in the Middle or Top (it doesn't seem to work when aligned on the Bottom.

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Hi everybody,
I'm looking to create a batch action/script the will select and change the font face and size in a series of .eps files of barcodes.
I'm not sure if it's a scripting thing because I've never scripted before.
If anyone could point me in the right direction or tell me how to do it (action or script) I'd be very grateful.
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Try something like this
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app.userInteractionLevel = UserInteractionLevel.DONTDISPLAYALERTS;
Validate User Input.
function validateInput()
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function openFile(open_file)
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@Return return the index on the system for a font
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        grayColour.gray = 100;
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                app.activeDocument.textFrames[i].textRange.characterAttributes.kerningMethod = AutoKernType.AUTO;
                app.activeDocument.textFrames[i].textRange.characterAttributes.size = 10;
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                for(var j=0; j<app.activeDocument.textFrames[i].textRange.characters.length; j++)
                    app.activeDocument.textFrames[i].textRange.characters[j].characterAttributes.baselineShif t = 0;
                    app.activeDocument.textFrames[i].textRange.characters[j].characterAttributes.leading = 12;
                    app.activeDocument.textFrames[i].textRange.characters[j].characterAttributes.tracking = 0
                    app.activeDocument.textFrames[i].textRange.characters[j].characterAttributes.rotation = 0;
                    app.activeDocument.textFrames[i].textRange.characters[j].characterAttributes.horizontalSc ale= 100;
                    app.activeDocument.textFrames[i].textRange.characters[j].characterAttributes.verticalScal e= 100;
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Text Frame Auto-Size bug? Right margin changes?

Here is a rounded textbox with an inset of 4, vertical align center. I'm turning Auto-Size on, so the right edge grows as the text in the box gets longer.
Width only, adjust only the right edge (that alignment UI is messed up BTW if any Adobe UX peeps read this - I ought to be clicking the right hand edge to get what I want!!).
Now I add an "r" to the end.
Now, instead of the "r" I will add an "a". It's not much wider than the "r", and I'm not doing anything funky with the kerning. This font is also Helvetica Neue LT Std, so a premium tyepface.
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My point here is that the inside padding is messed up. It should be 4px inset all around and that's the end of it. Something's off in your algorithm.
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Hi, all,
Anybody ever seen this situation? When double-clicking on a link to an auto-size pop-up, I get the following Internet Explorer script error message:
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SAME HERE!
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http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
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I am using your software: CS6 InDesign Suiteon a PC using a Windows 7 operating system.
Due to eyesight issues, I need to have the menu bars of programs in easy-to-read font and picture size. Specifically, the menu bar across the top (File, Edit, View, etc.), and the menu bar on the left side with the graphic depiction of options.
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I am using CS6 InDesign suite on a PC using a Windows 7 operating system. Due to eyesight issues, I need to have the menu bars of programs in easy-to-read font and picture size. Specifically, the menu bar across the top (File, Edit, View, etc.), and

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NO way.
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You're off the hook, Apple, and my apologies for stating that you let a dog run loose. You skated by this time, Apple. But I'm watching you.
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Indesign Bug with Auto-Size and fitting in Anchored frames

Hi,
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a text frame with 2 Anchored text frames with the same width.
2. Make the anchored frames Auto-Size --> Vertical only
3. insert text to the first frame, when type enter to the next line the frame become higher but the next frame remain in the same position. just after typing the first character in the second line the next frame adjust in the right position.
4. The same happen when pasting text that make the frame bigger.
5. The same happen without Auto-Size when fit frame to content.
Does anyone knows about it?
Any idea how to bypass?
Thanks

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Hi Friend's,
I have created Windows application with RDLC Report. I am binding(Generating) dynamic columns and data's in RDLC Report Using Matrix control, I need to make Auto size of Column width for each Column in
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In Reporting Services, the column width/height is hard-coded, hence, we cannot set the column width/height dynamically or based on an expression. So is the report size.
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Mike Yin
TechNet Community Support

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