How can I place a file in INDESIGN 3 at 100%
I am a novice Indesign user using Indesign 3 on a PC. The other office I work with is using Indesign 3 on a Mac.
When I open their indd files and view them, the placed images indicate 100% when I use the direct selection tool to check the percentage. However, If I design the same page, create a frame and place the same image from the original link they used as well, when I fit the content proportionally, and use the direct selection tool to see the size, it comes in at the percentage from the original file, say 42% if it was decreased by approx. half.
I am sure there is an easy explanation for this, but I cannot find it in my searching. Can someone help me understand what I am missing here.
I appreciate your assistance with this question.
Ginger Creswell
Since you have her file, what happens if you open her file and place the image without first making and selecting a frame? Is it the same size as the image in the frame?
>Yes when I make the frame, place the image, fit the image to the frame, it reads 42% -(then 100% when selected with the black arrow tool) this is the way I believe it should be.
Unless the frame you create is exactly the same size as the image you place into it, it will always change size if you fit the image to the frame. If the frame is smaller, the image will have to be made smaller to fit into the frame. The same applies to a larger frame.
I don't get the impression that you are confusing scaling with cropping, but it should be mentioned that you can have a 100% size image in a smaller frame if part of the image is outside the boundries of the frame.
Also, I mentioned in an earlier post that the most likely error would be that the image in the original isn't the same (has the same name, but has been changed in its original program) as the image you are trying to place, even if your San Fran designer sent it to you (she could have sent you the wrong image). If you open her file and package it, it will spit out a copy of the image, which you can try placing to see if you still get the same results.
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