Adobe InDesign CS2—Revealed PLACING AND LINKING GRAPHICS

Adobe InDesign CS2—Revealed

PLACING AND LINKING GRAPHICS

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics

Use the Links palette

Place vector graphics

Place bitmap graphics

Use libraries

OVERVIEW

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Chapter Objectives



Understanding preview files – low resolution versions of graphics– act as a proxy for actual content– store a link to content

LESSON 1

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The Links palette allows you to manage links placed to graphics

LESSON 1

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Placed graphics listed in Links palette

Page numbers of links

Relink button

Go To Link button

Update Link button



The Links palette lets you know which files are missing, modified or up to date

LESSON 1

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Linked File is Modified icon

Linked File is Missing icon


Use the Link Information dialog box to review information about a link

– double-click link in Links palette


LESSON 1

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Location of file

File Type


Place Vector Graphics

Understanding the difference between bitmap and vector graphics– bitmaps: Use a rectangular grid of

colored squares called pixels. – vectors: Comprised of anchor points

and line segments, which form paths.

LESSON 2

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You can resize a vector graphic in InDesign without losing image quality– resizing bitmaps results in loss of

quality

LESSON 2

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LESSON 2

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Vector graphic placed in InDesign



There are three performance display settings for placed images

LESSON 2

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High Quality Typical Fast


Place Bitmap Graphics

The number of pixels per inch in a bitmap graphic determines the image’s resolution

When you place a bitmap graphic into InDesign, you should not resize it– bitmap graphics lose quality when

enlarged

LESSON 3

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LESSON 3

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Example of pixels being resized



Clipping paths– allow you to

remove the white background of a placed bitmap

– use the Detect Edges function in the Clipping Path dialog box

LESSON 3

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Type of clipping path is Detect Edges



Threshold setting– determines pixel

values that will be made transparent

Tolerance setting– determines how

smooth the edge of the image will be once pixels are transparent

LESSON 3

Threshold setting

Tolerance setting



LESSON 3

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Bitmap placed in InDesign with clipping path applied

Bitmap placed in InDesign with white background



A silhouette is a selection made in Photoshop– can be placed in InDesign

Alpha channels are silhouettes saved with names– can be placed in InDesign

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Alpha channels– rendered in terms of black and white– white areas represent selected pixels– black areas represent unselected pixels

Load alpha channels that are saved with a Photoshop document– use Clipping Path command to load

alpha channel

LESSON 3


Use Libraries

Libraries are InDesign files – click File on the menu bar, point to

New, then click Library– appear as a palette in document

window– not saved with one particular document

Libraries are used to store graphics– drag graphics from library to InDesign

documents

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Use Libraries

Libraries can store text, vectors, bitmaps and InDesign objects, such as frames

New commands in CS2 for adding items to library– Add Items on Page– Add Items on Page as Separate

Objects• menu items found on Library palette list arrow

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Use Libraries

Example of library

LESSON 4

Documents

Adobe InDesign CS2—Revealed PLACING AND LINKING GRAPHICS