You'll start by cropping or hiding parts of an image. Open this file from the practice files for this tutorial if you want to follow along. In this video, you'll work with images placed in this newsletter design by learning about resizing frames to crop graphics, using the Content grabber to select graphics, fitting commands, and more. You can begin by adding different types of graphic files to your own projects.Īs you place graphics in your InDesign projects, you'll eventually need to move, resize, and fit those graphics to their frames.
Now that you know how to place graphic files in Adobe InDesign, start exploring the different methods you've just learned. Click to place the image in the frame at its original size. When the loaded graphics cursor changes, you should see a parenthesis now. To place the image in this frame, move the pointer over the frame. The frame you see down here has an X in it, which means it was created with the Frame tool and is most likely a placeholder for a graphic. Now there's one graphic left to place in the loaded graphics cursor. When you place a graphic this way, you're essentially scaling or resizing it as you place it. Release the mouse button to place the graphic. In other words, the width and height of the frame change proportionally together. As you drag to place the image, you'll notice that the frame is drawn in the same proportion as the image. When you see the image of the turtle - this one - move the pointer into the third column over here. If you press the right or left arrow keys on your keyboard, you can cycle through the images. And you also should see a thumbnail of one of the images and a number telling you how many graphics you're placing. Since no frames were selected, you should see this loaded graphics cursor now. To select another image, press the Shift key and click to select the image named Seaturtle.jpg as well. And in the Links folder, select the image named Sealion.jpg. In the Place dialog box that opens, navigate to the downloadable practice files for this tutorial. You can either choose File, Place like you just did or click the Import File button in the Properties panel on the right. You'll do that next for these two graphics. You can also place multiple graphics which can save you time. So, choose Edit, Deselect All to deselect the image. When you place a graphic, if a frame is selected, the graphic in the selected frame will be replaced by default. Next, you'll have InDesign create a frame for you and also place an image into the existing frame you see down here. You'll learn more about resizing and fitting images to frames in the video in this tutorial on moving, resizing, and fitting graphics. If the image were smaller than the frame, it wouldn't fill the frame. So, if an image is larger than the frame, some of it may be hidden. The image is placed in the frame at 100% of its original size. You can change options about the graphic as you place it, but we don't need to do that right now.
On both Mac and Windows, make sure that Show Import Options is not selected. On Mac, you might need to click the Options button to reveal more options. In the Links folder, select the image named Jellyfish.jpg. In the Place dialog box, navigate to the downloadable practice files for this tutorial. The place command is used to import graphic files, text files, and more. With the frame selected, you can now place a graphic in it. When it snaps, release the mouse button to create the frame. That means that the frame will snap to the column guide. When you get to the edge of the column on the right, a small arrow will appear next to the pointer. So, starting on the left edge of this column at the top, click and drag to draw a frame that spans both of these columns. In the Tools panel on the left, press and hold on the Rectangle Frame tool to see other types of frame shapes that you can create. To start, you'll create a placeholder frame. Or InDesign can create the frame for you as you place or import a graphic file. You can create placeholder frames that you can add the images to later. Graphics you add to an InDesign document need to be in a frame. You can open this file from the practice files for this tutorial if you want to follow along. In this newsletter design, you'll place several graphics using different methods. InDesign can import a wide range of graphic file formats: from JPG and native Photoshop or PSD files to Adobe Illustrator files as well as PDFs and more. Graphics can play an important role in your InDesign projects.