: Indesign script (Javascript) to return/select words around insertion point Consider the following text: She sells sea shells. Say my insertion point is currently at a blank space between two words,

@Ogunnowo857

This is a tricky problem. I found "TransposeTwoCharacters.jsx" by Keith Gilbert (here) and took some logic from him.
This should work for you.

// based on
// TransposeTwoCharacters.jsx
// by
// Keith Gilbert
// gilbertconsulting.com // blog.gilbertconsulting.com
//
// www.gilbertconsulting.com/resources-scripts.html

// check for a doc
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
// check for selection
if (app.selection.length > 0) {
// if it is a insertinpoint
if (app.selection[0].constructor.name == "InsertionPoint") {
$.writeln("got it IP");
var ip = app.selection[0]; // isolate insertionPoint
var story = app.selection[0].parentStory; // isolate story
// get two characters before and after
// we need two because there is a whitespace
var twoCharactersBefore = story.characters[(ip.index - 2)];
var twoCharactersAfter = story.characters[(ip.index + 2)];
// catch the error that occurs if we are at the end
try {
$.writeln(twoCharactersBefore.words[0].contents);// this might throw an error
// if not select the word
app.select(twoCharactersBefore.words[0], SelectionOptions.REPLACE_WITH);
} catch (e) {
$.writeln("The insertion point is at the end of the text");
}
// catch the error that occurs if we are at the start
try {
$.writeln(twoCharactersAfter.words[0].contents);//this might throw an error
// if not select the word
app.select(twoCharactersAfter.words[0], SelectionOptions.ADD_TO);

} catch (e) {
$.writeln("The insertion point is at the start of the text");
}
} // ip check
} // selection check
} // doc check

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