Placing Image - 'Sort by' problems

I am having an issue with my image placement in all adobe programs.
When I go to 'place' an image within photoshop or indesign, my file directory appears and is sorted by last modified. I need it sorted by name (which is usually the default). I can change the 'sort by' option, but the next time I got to place an image, it reverts back to the last modified sort. I am placing hundreds of images in this document and it would be must easier if my images were sorted by name everytime I went to place an image.
All my programs outside of Adobe sort by name by default, and my Adobe programs use to. I can not figure out what is causing this problem, and my coworkers computer seems to be working just fine! Please let me know if you have any suggestions!
Thanks!

If you're using CS2 you're in luck. Look at the lower left of the File - Open dialog. Do you see a button entitled [ Use Adobe Dialog ] or [ Use OS Dialog]? If so, try clicking it. I'm betting the other form of the dialog will remember the file sort that you like.
There are RUMORS that one can cause the saved sort order in an XP OS dialog to change by changing it manually (clicking on the filename heading), then holding down the Ctrl key and canceling the dialog, but I personally have not seen this work. It may be one of those old wive's tales.
-Noel

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Hello,
just need one advice from the gurus out here.
i have placed few images in adobe indesign , now after placing image in indesign if i scale the image to 102 or 103 or 105% will it effect printing quality in offset printing ??? i mean i am increasing the size by 1% or 2% or 4% will it effect printing ? becuase scaling in photoshop is going to take lot of time because i have 1500 different products and all have different scaling issue so i thought of scaling bit more in indesign itself, please advice.
regds
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If you know what line screen you're printers is using then you can calculate your minimum PPI.
The general rule has been to multiply the LPI x 2 = ppi | Which a lot of people take to assume that the LPI will be 150 in most cases, and that's where the 300 ppi for images originates.
But in truth different mediums would use different line screens, like newspapers, magazines, high-end art books etc. And the x 2 rule is a safe play, but it really should be 1.41 (or 1.5 to keep it simple).
Newspapers generally at 85 - 105 lpi
127.5ppi to 157.5 ppi
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My InDesign program is printing my placed images lighter than illustrator.

I am trying to print a colour logo in Indesign with black type on my inkjet printer. The colours are appearing fine on screen and so is the black but when I print everything is washed out. I tried just printing a black box and it appears black on screen but in print it is grey. I have tried changing the preferences Appearance of Black to rich and accurate but that did not make a difference. Do I need to do anything in color management I am using Indesign CS2. How can I solve this problem?

Acrobat worked, thanks for that advice. I set my Convert to Profile under the Edit Menu to Color
Match RGB. That helped a little bit but it is not printing like the
pdf. I would like to get this problem resolved. I normally use
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properly as I need it to do other jobs.
Take Care,
Jen
Take Care,
Jen
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:24:47 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: My InDesign program is printing my placed images lighter than illustrator.
Jen,
This is a problem that you have no time to fool with, correct?
When printing from InDesign and all looks hopeless, export to PDF and print from the PDF.
Why?
I don't know for sure but it seems all printers made recently accept PDF better than straight from InDesign. It could be the printer driver and it could be InDesign but you don't have time to mess with it now. Wait for some free time to sort it out, but for now output to PDF and print from Adobe Reader or Acrobat.
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Technique: Use an Effect
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Choose File > Place and select an image to place into Illustrator document.
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Technique #1: Use a Mask
This technique requires Illustrator CS3 and works only when your keyline will be rectangular in shape.
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>Home page is not on this...
Several possibilities spring to mind the first of which is
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defined your site properly or at all
>previewed in browser everything was in Times
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>realized now newly placed images don't show up in
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Hi Gabriel,
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Hi,
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Hi,
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