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 2 Chapter Objectives

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Use the Links palette Understanding preview files –low resolution versions of graphics –act as a proxy for actual content –store a link to content LESSON 1 3

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Use the Links palette The Links palette allows you to manage links placed to graphics LESSON 1 4 Placed graphics listed in Links palette Page numbers of links Relink button Go To Link button Update Link button

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Use the Links palette The Links palette lets you know which files are missing, modified or up to date LESSON 1 5 Linked File is Modified icon Linked File is Missing icon

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Use the Link Information dialog box to review information about a link –double-click link in Links palette Use the Links palette LESSON 1 6 Location of file File Type

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics 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 7

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Place Vector Graphics You can resize a vector graphic in InDesign without losing image quality –resizing bitmaps results in loss of quality LESSON 2 8

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Place Vector Graphics LESSON 2 9 Vector graphic placed in InDesign

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Place Vector Graphics There are three performance display settings for placed images LESSON 2 10 High Quality Typical Fast

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics 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 11

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3 12 Example of pixels being resized

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Place Bitmap Graphics 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 13 Type of clipping path is Detect Edges

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics 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 LESSON 3 Threshold setting Tolerance setting

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3 15 Bitmap placed in InDesign with clipping path applied Bitmap placed in InDesign with white background

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Place Bitmap Graphics 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 LESSON 3 16

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Place Bitmap Graphics 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

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics 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 LESSON 4 18

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics 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 LESSON 4 19

Chapter 6Placing and Linking Graphics Use Libraries Example of library LESSON 4