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
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
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Use the Links palette
The Links palette allows you to manage links placed to graphics
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Placed graphics listed in Links palette
Page numbers of links
Relink button
Go To Link button
Update Link button
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Use the Links palette
The Links palette lets you know which files are missing, modified or up to date
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Linked File is Modified icon
Linked File is Missing icon
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Use the Link Information dialog box to review information about a link
– double-click link in Links palette
Use the Links palette
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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.
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Place Vector Graphics
You can resize a vector graphic in InDesign without losing image quality– resizing bitmaps results in loss of
quality
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Place Vector Graphics
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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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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
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Place Bitmap Graphics
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Example of pixels being resized
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Clipping paths– allow you to
remove the white background of a placed bitmap
– 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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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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Bitmap placed in InDesign with clipping path applied
Bitmap placed in InDesign with white background
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Example of library
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