Comments on: Better InDesign Contact Sheets

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:07:49 +0000

I really like the ID contact sheets, but is there a way to show the actual image dimensions in inches and show the resolution? Bridge CS3 shows this info. File size and pixel dimensions are not enough.

By: chloe

chloe — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:36:52 +0000

This was exactly what I needed. Thanks for the article. I was very frustrated with the PS contact sheet. This worked so much better!

By: elise

elise — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:53:42 +0000

“For those that have the full suite, check your preferences under startup scripts and make sure the InDesign scripts are enabled.”

I have the CS3 suite, and I have all scripts enabled in the preferences, but I still have no contact sheet option under the Tools menu. My Startup Scripts folder is empty, so where could it be pulling this info from?

By: David

David — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:23:07 +0000

“I have not really used Bridge, instead I have scripts that do this. I have built them for Quark and ID CS1/2. Right now I’m working on revising it in AppleScript Studio to include placing the images at 100% (maximizing the use of space for the given document size); sorting by file and/or folder; custom page size and layout.”

Jerome: Did you ever get anywhere with this? I find myself needing contact sheets where every image is placed at 100% as well, and are of varying sizes/layouts. Applescript would be a better option for me too, as I’m somewhat familiar with it. Javascript is completely foreign to me.

Thanks.

By: Dolores

Dolores — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:59:29 +0000

I too wanted a contact sheet showing my InDesign layout work as it progresses. Went to Bridge and under TOOLS in the menu I do have InDesign Contact Sheet. Somehow it doesn’t work the way I wanted it to – it keeps telling me that I haven’t selected the right files when in fact I have.
An alternate solution: change your indesign layouts to jpgs by going to File>export. Here you can select the format for your document. I make a separate folder and send all of them to it so I can now go to Photoshop and make a contact sheet like I originally wanted! Lot of work for something that Adobe said could be done out of the box in Bridge…what gives??

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:12:36 +0000

I would love to have a better way of creating contact sheets from multi-page InDesign docs.

If anybody has a good solution they would be willing to either share or even sell me. Please get in touch.

Phil
phil at phoenixedit dot com

By: Bob Levine

Bob Levine — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:02:04 +0000

Hit submit too soon.

For those that have the full suite, check your preferences under startup scripts and make sure the InDesign scripts are enabled.

By: Bob Levine

Bob Levine — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:59:19 +0000

I have no way to check here but those scripts, if I remember correctly, are only included in Bridge with the full suite.

By: Ginni

Ginni — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:54:49 +0000

I just now learned about this contact feature using Bridge and InDesign, but like everyone else – it is not available to me under the Tools menu in Bridge, and the actual Script folder in the library is empty. Did anyone ever get an answer to this mystery? I’ve found, and posted to, the same problem on an Adobe forum, but have not gotten any answers or help.

By: mary

mary — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:43:39 +0000

No one seems to want to take on the mystery of not finding InDesign (or any other) application in the Bridge tools menu. I have Creative Suite 3 Design Premium (Mac), and I don’t see it, tho I could swear I have seen it before–that would probably be on my work computer that has CS2. Whats up?