Content collector tools – Adobe InDesign CC 2015 User Manual
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Layout and design
Last updated 6/6/2015
Linked content behaves similar to traditional links. See
for an overview. You can designate an object
as parent, and then place it at other places as child objects. Whenever you update the parent object, the child objects
are flagged and you can update them to synchronize with the parent.
You can place and link objects using either the , or choose menu command.
The
icon displays on the upper-left corner of linked object. The item is displayed as linked object in the Links
panel.
Content Collector tools
Content Collector and Placer tools let you duplicate page items and place them on open InDesign documents. As
content is collected, it is displayed in the Content Conveyor. Use Content Conveyor to easily and quickly place and link
multiple page items within and across open documents.
Click
in the toolbox to open the Content Conveyor.
• Use Content Collector
tool to select an object and add it to the conveyor
• Use Content Placer
to place page object on a page
Press B to toggle between Content Collector and Content Placer tool.
A Content Collector tool B Content placer tool C Create link D Map styles E Edit Custom Style Mapping F Place options G Browse H Collect
All Threaded Frames
I Load Conveyor
Content Collector
Use the Content Collector to add page items to the Content Conveyor.
Content Placer
Use the Content Placer to place the items from the Content Conveyor to the document. When you
select this tool, the current item is added to the place gun.
Create Link
Enable Create Link to link the placed item to the original location of the collected item. You can manage
the links using the Links panel.
Map Styles
Map paragraph, character, table, or cell styles, between the original and placed items. By default, style
names are used for mapping. See .
Edit Custom Style Mapping
Define custom style mapping between the original and placed items. Map the styles to
automatically replace original styles in the placed item.
Place Options
Specify the Conveyor options while placing items.
• Remove items from the conveyor after you place them
• Place the current item multiple times. The item remains loaded in the place gun.
• Place the item and move to the next item. The item is however kept in the conveyor.
Browse
Navigate through the items in the Content Conveyor.
Collect All Threaded Frames
Enable this option to collect all threaded frames. The story and all frames are collected. If
this option is disabled, the story is collected in a single frame.