Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 401)

395 USING INDESIGN
Graphics
Last updated 11/16/2011
Relink files with different file extensions
The Relink File Extension command lets you replace images based on file extensions. For example, if you have several
JPEG images in your document, you can replace them with PSD files. The files with different extensions must be in the
same folder as the linked files being replaced.
1 Make sure the files with different file extensions appear in the same folder as the original files.
2 Select one or more links in the Links panel.
3 Choose Relink File Extensions from the Links panel menu.
4 Specify the file extension to replace the selected files, and click Relink.
Replace an imported file using the Place command
1 Do one of the following:
• To replace the contents of a graphics frame, such as an imported graphic, use the Selection tool to select the
frame.
• To replace the contents of a text frame, use the Type tool to click an insertion point in a text frame, and choose
Edit > Select All.
2 Choose File > Place.
3 Locate and select the new file.
4 Make sure that Replace Selected Item is selected, and then click Open.
Copy the link pathname
You can copy either the full path of the linked image or the platform style path. Copying the full path of the image is
useful for notifying team members where art is located. For example, you can copy the full path and paste it into an
email message. Copying the platform path is useful for scripting or for specifying image fields in a data merge.
1 Select a link in the Links panel.
2 From the Links panel menu, choose Copy Info > Copy Full Path or Copy Platform Style Path.
3 Paste the path.
Edit original artwork
The Edit Original command lets you open most graphics in the application in which you created them so that you can
modify them as necessary. Once you save the original file, the document in which you linked it is updated with the new
version.
Note: In InDesign, if you check out and select a managed graphics frame (one that has been exported to InCopy), rather
than the graphic itself, the graphic opens in InCopy.
Edit original artwork using the default application
By default, InDesign relies on the operating system to determine which application is used when opening the original.
1 Select one or more images on the page or in the Links panel.
2 Do any of the following:
• In the Links panel, click the Edit Original button .
• Choose Edit > Edit Original.
3 After making changes in the original application, save the file.