ADOBE INDESIGN CS3
Chapter 6
PLACING AND LINKING GRAPHICS
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Use the Links panel
Understanding preview files
Low resolution versions of graphics
Acts as a proxy for actual content
Stores a link to content
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Using the Links panel
Links panel is command center for managing links to placed graphics
Lists all files, both graphic and text
Lists location page number
Gives options for sorting list
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Use the Links panel
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Using the Link Information dialog box
Double-click filename in Links panel
Displays file size, date last modified, and file type
Links panel helps access if original graphic to be edited
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Use the Links panel
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Managing links to placed graphics When graphic or text placed, InDesign remembers path on
your computer
Links panel alerts to status of placed file Linked File is Missing icon appears when established link no
longer points to file Linked File is Modified icon appears when file is modified after
being placed in InDesign
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Use the Links panel
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Page numbers of placed files
Placed files
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Updating missing and modified files
To update modified files in Links panel click file name then click Update Link button
Files with Linked File is Missing status need to be relinked Click file name in Links panel Click Update Link button Once reestablished, file changes to Up to Date
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Use the Links panel
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Use the Links panelLinked File is Missing icon
Linked File is Modified icon
Three graphic files are Up to Date
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Embedding files
When embedded, placed file becomes part of document No longer links to source file Cannot update embedded file from source file
To embed, select in Links panel, click Embed File
Embedded files increase file size of InDesign and may have negative impact on InDesign performance
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Use the Links panel
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Use the Links panel
Embedded icon
Update Link button
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Place Vector Graphics
Understanding vector graphics
Graphics created in drawing programs, such as Adobe Illustrator, are called vector graphics
Consist of anchor points and line segments—paths
Best choice for typographical illustrations
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When placing vector graphic in InDesign you can resize without losing image quality
Resizing bitmaps results in loss of quality
When vector graphic placed from Illustrator, only objects composed are placed
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Choosing the default display performance
When graphic file placed in InDesign, low-resolution preview file appears
Quality displayed determined in Display Performance section of Preferences dialog box
Choose between Fast, Typical, or High Quality views
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Three settings
Display Performance category
Keep unchecked
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Vector graphic placed in InDesign
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There are three performance display settings for placed images
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High Quality Typical Fast
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Options for placing Illustrator graphics
When placing Illustrator graphic decide if any additional modification needed
If no modification, save in Illustrator format (.ai)
If layers need to be manipulated save in PDF format
To edit objects, paths, or text, copy from Illustrator and paste
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Place Vector Graphics
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Place Bitmap Graphics
Bitmap Graphics
Bitmap graphics are created using rectangular grid of colored squares called pixels
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
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Understanding Bitmap graphics in relation to InDesign
Can be placed in InDesign for all types of applications
Resolution always an issue Correct resolution determined by output medium CD-ROMs and Web sites usually saved at 72PPI For offset printing image must be twice line screen
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Example of pixels being resized
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Place Bitmap Graphics
Understanding resolution issues in relation to InDesign
Once placed, bitmap should only be increased by no more then 10%
Best to create all bitmaps in Adobe Photoshop to final size and resolution
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Understanding the relationship of InDesign with other Adobe products
Many functions overlap between Adobe programs
Allows you to do things in InDesign without going back to Photoshop or Illustrator
You must remember what effect your modifications have on placed graphics
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Place Bitmap Graphics Remove white background
from placed graphics
Use the Detect Edges function in the Clipping Path dialog box
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Type of clipping path is Detect Edges
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Place Bitmap Graphics
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
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Threshold setting
Tolerance setting
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Place Bitmap Graphics
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White background made transparent
White background
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Place Bitmap Graphics
A silhouette is a selection made in Photoshop
Alpha channels are silhouettes saved with names
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Black areas can be made transparent in InDesign
White represents selected areas of image
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Place Bitmap Graphics
Loading clipping paths in InDesign
Paths are another type of selection you can create in Photoshop
Created with Pen Tool, one or more paths can be saved in file
Save or export a path with Photoshop file Saved files don’t automatically load in InDesign but can be
loaded using Clipping Path Exported clipping paths are loaded automatically
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Place Bitmap Graphics
Placing a graphic with a feathered edge against a colored background in InDesign
Graphic with soft edge referred to as feathered edge
Created in Photoshop
Standard is to place feathered edge against white background
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Placing a graphic with a transparent background in InDesign
When placing feathered edge against colored background, save against a transparent background in Photoshop
Make selection with feathered edge Copy selection to new layer Make original layer visible
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Place Bitmap GraphicsLayers panel in Photoshop and a graphic against a
transparent background
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Checkerboard represents transparent areas
Background layer is not visible
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Use Libraries Working with Libraries
Libraries are InDesign files Click File on the menu bar, point to New, then click
Library Appear as a panel 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
Commands for adding items to library on Library panel menu Add Items on Page Add Items on Page as Separate Objects
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Library Item Information button
Show Library Subset button
Delete Library Item button
New Library Item button