Placing graphics, Place (import) graphics – Adobe InDesign CS5 User Manual
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Last updated 11/16/2011
Placing graphics
Place (import) graphics
The Place command is the primary method used to insert graphics into InDesign because it provides the highest level
of support for resolution, file formats, multipage PDF and INDD files, and color. To place graphics is also referred to
as import images and insert pictures.
If you’re creating a document in which those characteristics aren’t critical, you can copy and paste to import graphics
InDesign. Pasting, however, embeds a graphic in a document; the link to the original graphic file is broken and doesn’t
appear in the Links panel, and you can’t update the graphic from the original file. However, pasting Illustrator graphics
allows you to edit paths in InDesign. See “
Importing Adobe Illustrator graphics
The options available to you when you place a graphics file depend on the type of graphic. These options appear when
you select Show Import Options in the Place dialog box. If you don’t select Show Import Options, InDesign applies
the default settings or the last settings used in placing a graphics file of that type.
The names of graphics you’ve placed (imported) appear in the Links panel.
Note: If you place or drag a graphic from a removable media, such as a CD-ROM, the link will break when you remove
that media from your system.
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1 Do one of the following:
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To import a graphic without first creating a frame, make sure that nothing in the document is selected.
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To import a graphic into an existing frame, select the frame. If the new image is larger than the frame, you can refit
the frame later by choosing Object > Fitting > [fitting command].
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To replace an existing image, select its graphics frame.
2 Choose File
> Place and select one or more graphics files of any available format.
If you select multiple files, you can click or drag in the document to place the selected files one at a time. (See “
3 To replace an object you selected, select Replace Selected Item.
4 To add a caption based on the image metadata, select Create Static Captions. See “
5 To set format-specific import options, do one of the following:
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Select Show Import Options, and then click Open.
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Hold down Shift as you click Open or Shift-double-click a file name.
Note: When you place a graphic created in Illustrator 9.0 or later by using the Show Import Options dialog box, the
options are identical to those for PDFs. When you place an Illustrator 5.5–8.x graphic, the options are identical to those
for EPS files.
6 If the Image Import Options dialog box appears (because you chose to set format-specific import options), select
import options and click OK. (See “
7 Do one of the following:
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To import into a new frame, drag to create a frame. Or, click the loaded graphics icon
in the layout at the place
where you want the upper left corner of the graphic to appear.
Note: When you drag to create a frame, the frame has the same proportions as the graphic unless you Shift-drag.