Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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INDESIGN CS3
User Guide
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You can adjust layer visibility either when you place a file or by using the Object Layer Options dialog box. In
addition, if the Photoshop file contains layer comps, you can display the desired comp.
See also
“Importing Adobe Illustrator graphics” on page 329
“Create a layered PDF in Adobe Illustrator” on page 330
“Importing Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) files” on page 331
Set layer visibility
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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.
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To replace an existing image, select the graphics frame.
2
Choose File > Place and select a graphics file.
To view Version Cue options, click Use Adobe Dialog.
3
To replace a selected object, select Replace Selected Item.
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Select Show Import Options, and then click Open.
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In the Image Import Options or Place dialog box, click the Layers tab.
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To view a preview of the image, click Show Preview.
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(PDFs only) If you’re placing a page from a multipage PDF, click the arrows, or type a page number under the
preview image to preview a specific page.
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(Photoshop PSD files only) If the image contains layer comps, choose the layer comp you want to display from the
Layer Comp pop-up menu.
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Do one of the following:
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To open or close a layer set, click the triangle to the left of the folder icon.
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To hide a layer or layer set, click the eye icon next to the layer or layer set.
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To display the layer or layer set, click the empty eye column next to the layer or layer set.
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To display only the content of a particular layer or layer set, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) its eye
icon. Alt-click or Option-click the eye icon again to restore the original visibility settings of the other layers.
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To change the visibility of multiple items, drag through the eye column.
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Set the When Updating Link option as desired:
Use Photoshop’s/PDF’s Layer Visibility
Matches the layer visibility settings to those of the linked file when you
update the link.
Keep Layer Visibility Overrides
Maintains the layer visibility settings as specified in the InDesign document.
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Click OK, and do one of the following:
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To import into a new frame, click the loaded graphics icon
in the layout at the place where you want the upper
left corner of the graphic to appear.