1. PLACING AND LINKING GRAPHICS
ADOBE INDESIGN CS3
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PLACING AND LINKING GRAPHICS

2. Use the Links panel Understanding preview files LESSON 1
Low resolution versions of graphics
Acts as a proxy for actual content
Stores a link to content
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3. Use the Links panel Using the Links panel LESSON 1
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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4. Use the Links panel LESSON 1 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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5. Use the Links panel LESSON 1 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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6. Use the Links panel LESSON 1 Placed files Page numbers of placed files
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7. Use the Links panel LESSON 1 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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8. Use the Links panel LESSON 1 Linked File is Missing icon
Linked File is Modified icon
Three graphic files are Up to Date
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9. Use the Links panel LESSON 1 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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10. Use the Links panel LESSON 1 Embedded icon Update Link button
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11. Place Vector Graphics Understanding vector graphics LESSON 2
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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12. LESSON 2
Place Vector Graphics
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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13. Place Vector Graphics Choosing the default display performance
LESSON 2
Place Vector Graphics
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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14. Place Vector Graphics LESSON 2 Keep unchecked Three settings
Display Performance category
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15. Place Vector Graphics LESSON 2 Vector graphic placed in InDesign
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16. Place Vector Graphics LESSON 2
There are three performance display settings for placed images
High Quality Typical Fast
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17. Place Vector Graphics Options for placing Illustrator graphics
LESSON 2
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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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18. Place Bitmap Graphics Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3
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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19. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3
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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20. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3 Example of pixels being resized
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21. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3
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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22. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3
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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23. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3
Remove white background from placed graphics
Use the Detect Edges function in the Clipping Path dialog box
Type of clipping path is Detect Edges
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24. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3 Threshold setting Tolerance 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
Threshold setting
Tolerance setting
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25. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3 White background
White background made transparent
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26. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3
A silhouette is a selection made in Photoshop
Alpha channels are silhouettes saved with names
Black areas can be made transparent in InDesign
White represents selected areas of image
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27. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3 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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28. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3
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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29. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3
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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30. Place Bitmap Graphics LESSON 3
Layers panel in Photoshop and a graphic against a transparent background
Checkerboard represents transparent areas
Background layer is not visible
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31. Use Libraries LESSON 4 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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32. LESSON 4
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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33. Use Libraries LESSON 4 New Library Item button
Delete Library Item button
Library Item Information button
Show Library Subset button
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