Adobe InDesign CC 2015 - Manual (Page 185)

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Layout and design
Last updated 6/6/2015
that could not be eliminated by using the Threshold and Tolerance values. Enter a negative value to make the resulting
clipping path larger than the clipping path defined by the Threshold and Tolerance values.
Invert Switches the visible and hidden areas, by starting the clipping path with the darkest tones.
Include Inside Edges Makes areas transparent if they exist inside the original clipping path, and if their lightness values
are within the Threshold and Tolerance ranges. By default, the Clipping Path command makes only the outer areas
transparent, so use Include Inside Edges to correctly represent “holes” in a graphic. This option works best when the
brightness levels of areas you want to make transparent don’t match any areas that must be visible. For example, if you
choose Include Inside Edges for a graphic of silver eyeglasses, and the lenses become transparent, very light areas of the
eyeglass frame may also become transparent. If areas become transparent when that wasn’t your intent, try adjusting
the Threshold, Tolerance, and Inset Frame values.
Restrict to Frame Creates a clipping path that stops at the visible edge of the graphic. This can result in a simpler path
when you use the graphic’s frame to crop the graphic.
Use High Resolution Image Calculates transparent areas using the actual file, for maximum precision. Deselect this
option to calculate transparency based on the screen display resolution, which is faster but less precise. This option isn’t
available if you chose Alpha Channel, because InDesign always uses an alpha channel at its actual resolution. (See
About transparency .)
Convert a clipping path to a graphics frame
• Choose Object > Clipping Path > Convert Clipping Path To Frame.
More Help topics
Create and edit alpha channel masks
Linking Content
Watch this video tutorial to learn how to create and update links between objects in the same document and others.
Linking Content
Reviewing the Forms tools
An overview of the form field-related buttons, dialog boxes and menu commands in InDesign. Compare the old and
new ways of creating interactive forms.
Reviewing the Forms tools