How to Insert Pictures in InDesign

Images in printed materials complement the information provided, increase visual appeal and evoke emotion. Adobe InDesign is a publishing program for PC that allows users to create a wide variety of print products. Once you know how to insert pictures in InDesign, you’ll be able to create visually appealing and appealing print documents.

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Steps

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Open Adobe InDesign.

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Open the InDesign document in which you will be working. To do so, choose File > Open in the panel at the top of the workspace. If you don’t have an InDesign document available to work with, create a new document by choosing File > New > Document and specifying the settings for the new document.

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Click File > Place in the InDesign panel. Go to the image file you want to import and double-click the filename.

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Drag and drop the image to the position you want and then click.

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Adjust the image size (if necessary) by selecting it through the Select tool and clicking one of the handles (small squares) located on the frame. Hold down the Contrp and Shift keys (or Command+Shift on a Mac) while dragging the handle. Holding down the Shift key will resize the image proportionally. If you want to crop a specific part of the image, you’ll just hold down the Contrp key as you drag the handle. You may need to enter exact values for the height and width of the image in the Height and Width fields (in that order) in the control panel.

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Repeat these steps with all the photos you want to add.

Advice

You may want to specify import options when using certain image file types, such as EPS, PNG, or BMP. This allows you to control information about the transparency and color profile of the image.
Images used for printing purposes should have a resolution of 300 ppi. Resolution represents the amount of detail in an image and is expressed in ppi (pixels/inch). You can adjust the resolution using photo editing software.
Adobe InDesign has the ability to import a variety of different file formats, including: EPS, TIFF, JPEG and BMP.
To replace something with another, click File > Place and go to the photo you want to import. Then, click on the filename and select Replace Selected Item.

Things you need

Computer
Digital image file

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