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In this first example, we're going to have
the Type tool selected, and
adding an image in a text area.
To add an image into InDesign CS6 or lower,
it's as easy as File > Place
or Command-D on the Macintosh.
You then get an Open dialogue, where you
can choose the graphic or image you want
to add into InDesign.
You select it and
hit Open. It's that easy
to add an image in InDesign.
You can then resize at will.
In this next example, we're going
to have the Selection tool selected
and add an image.
Same process. File > Place. Select the image
and then you can now place it where you like,
anywhere within your layout.
Look. It's that easy to add images in Adobe InDesign.
Now, what not to do.
Do not drag-and-drop images from your web browser
from the internet into your InDesign document.
Very tempting. There may even be copyright issues.
It looks great in your InDesign document,
but it will not print correctly.
Also, copying and pasting from Word, or
PowerPoint or Publisher can also cause
various problems, including your
file going corrupt and dying on you.
It is tempting to just Copy and Paste
everything right in, and it works a lot
of the time, but very dangerous.
Markzware's FlightCheck.
Let's see what that tells us.
Markzware's FlightCheck is our stand-alone
application to preflight more than fifty file
formats, InDesign, Illustrator, Quark, you name it.
Here, you see the three images showed up as Stored, and are in
red, indicating a potential error.
Very important to use FlightCheck in your design process, because it'll help
you find problems when adding images or fonts or whatever else.
What you see here,
these images do not even show up in the InDesign Links panel.
Very confusing for the novice user.
They do show up in FlightCheck.
You see them right here,
those three images are
right here, in FlightCheck.
FlightCheck will package your file, as well, with all
fonts and images. And that's the problem if you
drag-and-drop from the internet or copy
and paste from Word or Excel or PowerPoint,
those images aren't necessarily on your
hard drive, won't be collected, and
won't print right at the printer.
So, that's how you can add images in InDesign
and how not to add them
and how to stop problems.
David Dilling from Markzware, wishing you a great day!