Link image filename to text.

Hi, I am making a catalog and I have it in a basic format. Image of product first, underneath it is ProductID + Price. The image filenames are formatted with the d of the product. How can I link it so in my catalog where is says ProductID: to have a string or variable after so that it will auto. take the file name of the above product and put in the id without .jpg following. I have tried but there is not even one way I can think of other then a simple link to the text box and the image box, there should be a feature to create any variable you like.

In the sample scripts there is one called LabelGraphics which might work as a starting point (I've never used it myself). You could then run a series (if more than one format is involved) of GREP Find/Change queries to remove the extensions from the file names.

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FM9/Win - Changing linked image file?

I can do what I want to do in InDesign, QuarkXpress, and PageMaker, but for some reason this functionality appears to be absent in FrameMaker, which is utterly dain bramaged.
I have a placed image in multiple places in a FrameMaker document. The image is placed by reference, not embedded. I now want to link to a different graphic (annual updates).
Re-placing the image a zillion times is not an option, as the sizing and position is already set. I just want to change what FrameMaker is linking to.
For the life of me, I cannot find where or even if, I can do this.
The inelegant solution would be to simply move or rename the currently-linked-to file on the hard drive, and rename the new graphic to the same name as the old one. I do not like that option at all, as there are some instances in other documents that I still wish to link to the old image file.
Is FrameMaker's link handling really this clumsy and archaic? In the other applications I refer to above, I would either go to a links palette and change the destination or right-click on an image and relink it. In FrameMaker, the "Object Properties" dialog appears to only report the location of the referenced file, not allow you to change it.
What gives?

Dan,
To my knowledge, there is nothing in FrameMaker like there is in InDesign that allows you to relink an image directly, or even indirectly via a link list. I also have looked and not found anything. There is a link menu item somewhere but I have never figured out what it does.
There is a plugin by Bruce Foster that is used to archive a book or document and its linked image files and text insets. When you run it, the plugin COPIES the book file and ALL the files associated with it into another folder that you specify, and then readjusts all the links among these files to point to the copied files. It puts all graphics files into one subfolder and all text insets into another. So, once you get your book where you want it, with no future changes, run the archive, and then use the files and book in the archive folder to print or do whatever you need to do in the future.
The downside is that you have two sets of files to manage, but if the archived set is rarely or never edited or updated, then all is well.

Image as drop-down text link -- image doesn't appear

(Using Robohelp X5)
Wondering if anybody has had anything like this happen before
and can explain it for me???
First line of topic is type <h1>. At the end of the
line I have an icon that is a link to drop-down text.
Here's where it gets weird. I compiled the help and displayed
the .chm. Looked at the topic, the image doesn't appear, but is
clickable (and works properly). Used the 'print' option from the
.chm to print to .pdf. The image appears in the .pdf.
Looked at the code, can't see anything wrong with it.
Back in the wysiwyg editor, selected the last character of
normal text plus the clickable icon, copied and pasted in place (so
now have
<text2><dropdown2><text><dropdown>)
Removed <text><dropdown> (the original content),
edited the code to use the proper 'name' attribute (because it was
modified on the paste), recompiled, ran the .chm, everything
displays properly (the image is there).
Note: I was having similar problems with it earlier, think I
fixed it the same way, and everything was okay for a few compiles,
then started having the problems again.
At this point, as far as I can see, the .html is the *same*
as it was before, but now the image appears in the .chm. Colour me
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Change what you have now:
a:link {
    color: #4E8E98;
    text-decoration: none;
a:visited {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #4E8E98;
a:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: black;
a.dark:active {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #FFF;
a.light:link {
    color: #DCDBE1;
    text-decoration: none;
a.light:visited {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #DCDBE1;
a.light:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #776153;
a.light:active {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #FFF;
a.dark:link {
    color: #4E8E98;
    text-decoration: none;
a.dark:visited {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #4E8E98;
a.dark:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: black;
a.dark:active {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #FFF;
To this:
/**MAIN LINKS**/
a {text-decoration: none}
a:link { color: #4E8E98;}
a:visited {color: #4E8E98;}
a:hover { color: #000;}
a:active, a:focus {color: #FFF;}
/**SPECIAL LINKS**/
.light a:link {color: #DCDBE1;}
.light a:visited {color: #DCDBE1;}
.light a:hover {color: #776153;}
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Exporting linked images with overlays

Hi,
I'm using InDesign CS5.5 on OS X Lion.
I have linked images in my InDesign document that I want to export as JPG and maintain the original file naming scheme. That part is easy (export as HTML, look in the images folder; export as ePUB, look in the images folder of the archive; etc.). But what I'm struggling with is when there are overlays added in InDesign. Some examples of overlays: part labels (e.g., "a", "b", "c"), text labels, arrows, lines, etc. The only way I've found to export the overlays is to do this:
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-Apply Object Export Options to the grouped item such that Custom Rasterization is checked
-Export via one of the options (e.g., HTML, ePUB)
I get one image per group, which is what I want. The problem is that the filename for that image is now a random number. What I really need is the filename for the original image to be used.
I've also tried exporting to other formats, e.g., PDF (and using the extract all image options) but that doesn't preserve the overlays in the extracted images (which makes sense since the PDF sees the letters as text).
I figure to do this I have to write a script. So before I embark on that quest, I was hoping to get opinions on whether a) such a script is possible and b) whether there is a better way. For specific workflow considerations, moving the adding of these overlays to the images outside of InDesign (e.g., via Photoshop) is not an option.
I envision a script that does the following:
-Set custom rasterization on every grouped object
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This is where the Adobe DNG could shine.
http://www.adobe.com/products/dng/index.html
Worth the read ... this can save the changes that one
makes.
DNG does NOT help in this case.
There is a huge misunderstanding that this is part of what DNG can or should do.
But if you think about it, what good are the adjustments being stored in DNG if you have to use a particular program to open it anyway?
Think about Aperture's Edge Sharpen for a second. Lets say you store that value in a DNG. Fine, what other program is going to able to reproduce that result EXACTLY to how you were previewing it at 100% on your monitor?
Lighroom is trying to do something along these lines by passing editing commands off to Bridge through DNG. But here you run into another problem - it constrains what editing any one program can do. If Lightroom is limited to only ever having editing commands that are the same as what Bridge offers, and no other program on earth supports them, then what have you really accomplished? Will unknown editing commands simply be dropped without warning?
That's why I think simply exporting projects, which hold master images alongside sidecar files (very like XMP) that describe edits are about as good as you are going to get. If you want to truly preserve editing work and you care about quality, nothing beats a TIFF file where 100% of the pixels are exactly as you reviewed them during editing. I personally trust Aperture enough to back up master images along with edits, and am fine with that.

Can't change a linked image???

I have a lot left to learn in Dreamweaver but linking images I've done alot, I hope someone can help me on what I'm doing wrong. The linked image won't let me change links. Here is the home page http://kmmcement.com/. The bottom right picture under click to view slideshow is linked to slideshow.html. I changed the slideshow and named the new one ss.html. When I right click the picture and choose Change Link and select my new ss.html, it does not change it in the code. I tried manually to change it in the code and publish, but the new page won't load up (although when I preview the page, it loads fine.)
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Starting on line 215 of your code, you have this:
<tr>
<td height="338"><div align="center">
<p class="style11">CLICK TO VIEW SLIDESHOW!</p>
<p><a href="slideshow.html"><img
src="images/slideshowpic.JPG" width="347" height="223"
border="0"/></a></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
Try changing it to this:
<tr>
<td height="338" style="text-align:center">
<p class="style11"><a href="ss.html">CLICK TO VIEW SLIDESHOW!</a></p>
<p><a href="ss.html"><img src="images/slideshowpic.JPG" width="347" height="223" border="0"/></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
Save. Upload page to server along with ss.html page. Hit refresh in your browser.
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Linked images are not visible

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Linking images within a document?

Hi,
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mlondon88 wrote:
Hi,
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mlondon88 wrote:
If so, is there also a way to input text linked to each photo, so that if the thumbnail changes the text also changes?
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In the event you change the image and the text needs to change in two places, use Find/Change. As long as the text reads the same in the index and the body text, Find/Change will replace both at the same time.

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I tried to use FCK editor but there is no link between the images uploaded and the portal elements. So it's really hard to maintain.
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Finding linked images

Hi,
I'm using InDesign CS 5.5 and I want to quickly find where my linked images are located in order to be able to easily replace them with another one.
To do this, I use the links palette menu and the "lock-symbol". When doing so, the Search Window opens and InDesign automatically takes me to the folder where the image is saved.
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Does anyone know how to get this same function in CS 5?

hauer-heinrich wrote:
Hi Peter,
thanks for your answer, I´m just not sure what open button do you mean?
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How do you properly tag linked images when importing XML content?

I'm importing content from an Access database into ID CS2 using XML. So far so good with the text and numbers--I'm having difficulty with the graphics, though. There's an image associated with each record and I want InDesign to place the appropriate image in a placeholder frame.
Right now I have a field in the database which contains the relative path to the image file for each record, but when I import the XML into ID, the link is displayed as text in the graphics frame.
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I placed an image, then linked it. Now I have a bright blue
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Use CSS with this rule -
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> The default designation in most browsers indicates links
by changing the
> text
> to blue and adding an underline or placing a blue border
around an image.
> [The
> end user can change that in his/her browser preferences,
but that is
> another
> issue.] Because you made the image a link, your browser
is showing the
> border
> around the image.
>
> The only way you can get around that is, in DW go to
page properties and
> re-set the colors for links to something that you like.
If this image is
> the
> only link on your page, you can just make the links
colors the same as
> your
> background, and it will disappear. If you have other
links on the page,
> however, this isn't going to be practical because they
will disappear, and
> that
> would not be a good thing.
>

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Hello,
I am completely new to Outlook (2013) so I'm confused about linked images in .msgs and how they work.
I want to build an offline email archive. Ideally it would be
in a widely used format
each mail or mail folder would be a single file (unlike html) to keep things simple.
Most importantly, each file would contain the full content of the original message, so I can view it properly even if I have no internet connection, or if the linked images are removed from their servers. Basically I'm hoping they will look like the way
they looked no matter what.
Outlook doesn't seem to do 3. I've read in other threads that 2003 and 2007 do this, but it doesn't say clearly whether it's because the images are really embedded in the msg file or is the file simply drawing from a temporary cache, and will revert to displaying
Xs as soon as the cache is cleared.
So my questions are:
Is it possible to embed all content within a msg for offline viewing
If not, what is 2003 and 2007 doing to make people think it can
If not, what are the reasons
I assume there are reasons for this, because otherwise it would just be weird for an email client that can save messages along with their text styling and attachments to not be able to save them the way they look.
Cheers,
Walt

Hi,
The default for Outlook 2013 is to link to the pictures instead of embedding them.
To let Outlook 2013 work as previous versions, we need to change the registry key as below.
Important
This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the
registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry,
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Back-up-the-registry
Press Win + R, type "regedit.exe" in the blank box, press Enter.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Options\Mail
Value name; Send Pictures With Document
Value: 1
With a value of 1, you’ll include the picture with the message instead of as a link.
I hope the information is helpful.
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We use CS4 to layout full colour test papers and text and images files are linked from InCopy, Illustrator and PhotoShop. We noticed that if the images or the text is edited outside of ID, when ID is launched the images always shrink to say between 97- 70%. Even if the linked InCopy file is opened and closed without and editing, the images shrink or get clipped on the sides.
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Would be glad to hear of some useful insights on why this is happening. I hope my question makes sense.

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