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to Copy and Insert different file formats. Do you want to learn how to work with various file formats in InDesign? Do you want to copy text or artwork from Illustrator to InDesign? Or Place Photoshop or Acrobat files? Get the latest features and improvements for InDesign Learn More You can copy and paste artwork, text, or objects from other Adobe applications like Illustrator, Photoshop, or Acrobat. You can also insert graphic formats like EPS, BMP, PNG, and so on into your InDesign document. Read on to learn how to copy or import files into InDesign. Copy text from IllustratorCopy and paste text from Illustrator to InDesign without any loss of effects or format. Copy paste text from Illustrator to InDesign You can now copy text from Illustrator, paste it into InDesign and keep it live. You can also choose to paste it with formatting or without formatting.
Paste options in clipboard handling You can also
toggle between the paste formatting options with the paste nudge. Copy text from Illustrator, any text editor or webpage, and you can see a paste nudge as follows:
If you copy text into an existing text frame, the paste nudge appears at the end of the last line. You can also copy-paste or drag Illustrator graphics to select and edit paths within the graphic. When you drag graphics from Illustrator, it works like the Place command, and the images appear in the Links panel, but you cannot set import options. You can also drag multiple files simultaneously. Select a graphic from Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Bridge, Explorer (Windows), the Finder (macOS), or your desktop, and drag it into InDesign. Ensure that the image is in a supported file format. Insert other Adobe files
The Place option can insert graphics (place images or import pictures). It provides the highest level of support for the resolution, file formats, multipage PDF and INDD files, and color. Do you want to import a PSD, layered PDF, AI, or INDD file into your InDesign document? Follow these steps to Place layered files and control the layer visibility:
Insert any graphicYou can insert any supported graphic file to your InDesign document. Read on to learn how:
Insert multiple graphicsYou can add multiple images to your InDesign document. Follow these steps to import more than one item at a time:
The graphic import options vary depending on the type of image being imported. Read on to learn about the import options for specific file formats. Insert EPS graphicsWhen you place an EPS graphic (or a file saved with Illustrator 8.0 or earlier) and select Show Import Options in the Place dialog box, you see a dialog box containing these options:
Insert PSD, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, or BMP imagesYou can apply color-management options to individual imported graphics. You can also import a clipping path or an alpha channel saved with a Photoshop image to select it directly and modify its path without changing the graphics frame. Read on to learn about the Import Options for PSD, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, or BMP files.
Insert PNG imagesWhen you place a PNG image and select Show Import Options in the Place dialog box, you see a dialog box with three sections of import settings. Two sections contain the same options available for other bitmap image formats. The other section, PNG Settings, contains the following settings:
Create contact sheetsA contact sheet is a grid of thumbnail images, often used for pre-press analysis. In previous versions of Adobe Bridge (CS2 and CS3), you can create a contact sheet for InDesign pages with Create InDesign Contact Sheet option. Now, you can use the Adobe Output Module in Adobe Bridge (CS4 and later) to create a PDF contact sheet. You can also place multiple images in a grid to create a simple contact sheet.
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Related resourcesTalk to usWhat is a reserved area for text or graphics that displays at the bottom of each page in a document?Chapter 1. What is text and graphics that print at the top of each page?Headers and footers (header and footer: A header, which can consist of text or graphics, appears at the top of every page in a section. A footer appears at the bottom of every page. Headers and footers often contain page numbers, chapter titles, dates, and author names.)
What is the space between the text and the top bottom left and right edges of the paper?Margins are the blank spaces that line the top, bottom, and left and right sides of a document. They are important because they help make a document look neat and professional.
What is to force a page to end and places subsequent text at the top of the next page?Put your cursor where you want one page to end and the next to begin. Go to Insert > Page Break.
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