Add snippets to a document, Control graphics’ display performance – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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“Add an object or page to a library” on page 355
Add snippets to a document
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Choose File > Place.
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Select one or more snippet (*.INDS) files.
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Click the loaded snippet cursor where you want the upper left corner of the snippet file to be.
All objects remain selected after you place the snippet. By dragging, you can adjust the position of all objects.
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If you loaded more than one snippet, scroll and click the loaded snippet cursor to place the others.
You can drag a snippet file from your desktop into the InDesign document and click where you want the upper left
corner of the snippet to be.
Choose how to place snippets
Rather than place snippet objects according to where you click on a page, you can place them in their original
locations. For example, a text frame that appeared in the middle of a page when it was made part of a snippet can
appear in the same location when you place it as a snippet.
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In File Handling preferences, choose Position At Original Location to preserve objects’ original locations in
snippets; choose Position At Cursor Location to place snippets according to where you click a page.
You can press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) to override the Position setting you selected for handling snippets. For
example, if you selected Position At Cursor Location but you want to place snippet objects in their original locations,
hold down the Alt/option key when you click the loaded snippet cursor on the page.
Control graphics’ display performance
You can control the resolution of graphics placed in your document. You can change the display settings for the entire
document or for individual graphics. You can also change a setting that either allows or overrides the display settings
for individual documents.
Change a document’s display performance
A document always opens using the default Display Performance preferences. You can change the display perfor-
mance of a document while it is open, but the setting won’t be saved with the document.
If you’ve set the display performance of any images separately, you can override the settings so all objects use the
same settings.
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Choose View > Display Performance, and select an option from the submenu.
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To force objects that you have set individually to display using the document setting, deselect View > Display
Performance > Allow Object-Level Display Settings. (A check mark indicates it is selected.)
Change an object’s display performance
1
To preserve the display performance for individual objects when the document is closed and reopened, make sure
Preserve Object-Level Display Settings is selected in Display Performance preferences.
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Choose View > Display Performance, and make sure Allow Object-Level Display Settings is selected.