Adobe InDesign CS4
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Place
is the function used to insert an image into your document. It is comparable to
Microsoft Word’s “Insert Picture from File” function. When you
Place
something into your
document, it is "linked" to the document from its current location (as previously
mentioned). Therefore, it is recommended that you store all of your content for your
document in the same location.
To Place an image into your document do the following:
1. Make sure the
Pointer Tool
is selected. (If the
Text Tool
is selected when placing
an image, the image will insert within a blank Element - not as an independent unit.
images within Elements are difficult to format and reposition.)
2. Go to
File > Place
.
3. Navigate through the pull down menus to find the file that you want to insert.
Select the file and hit OK (
Fig. 18
).
4. Your cursor will change into a small grey picture box that represents your
"unplaced" image. Find the approximate location where you want to drop the
image and click the mouse once.
Once you have Placed the object, switch to the
Pointer Tool
to move the object to the
precise location where you want it. If you want to resize your image, single-click on your
image, click the
Free Transform Tool
(
Fig. 19
) and you can resize it using the
"grippers" – little black squares - that surround the image. Click and drag a gripper
inward or outward to expand or shrink you image as desired. If you would like to
maintain the original proportions of the image when you resize it, hold down the
Shift
key as you perform the resizing action.
Fig. 18 Navigation to select image to place
Fig. 19 Free Transform Tool