Comments on: How Paste Into Positions Objects http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:22:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-468556 David Blatner Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:55:48 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-468556 Shawn and Lexi: Perhaps <a href="http://indesignsecrets.com/paste-image-into-new-frame-with-same-cropping-offsets.php" rel="nofollow">the workaround in this post</a> will help. Shawn and Lexi: Perhaps the workaround in this post will help.

]]> By: Lexi Brenner http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-468553 Lexi Brenner Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:32:46 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-468553 HELP!!! None of these posts solve this issue. My problem is exactly the same issue as previously posted by Shawn Beatty on Aug12th. There does seem to be a relationship between whether the content of the original box is overlapping the destination bounding box. However, it retains the coordinates of the original bounding box when it's placed. So my content is not centered but gets paste into the same place as it was in the original box, but now it's in the new box and it's completely off center. If it were in the original box, it would be in the right place. understand? At one point, if I hit paste into twice, the second time it would be in the right spot. weird, but of course that isn't working anymore. There has to be some local positioning setting or something in the object styles that is doing this??? <i>Any</i> help is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Lexi HELP!!!

None of these posts solve this issue. My problem is exactly the same issue as previously posted by Shawn Beatty on Aug12th.

There does seem to be a relationship between whether the content of the original box is overlapping the destination bounding box. However, it retains the coordinates of the original bounding box when it’s placed. So my content is not centered but gets paste into the same place as it was in the original box, but now it’s in the new box and it’s completely off center. If it were in the original box, it would be in the right place. understand?

At one point, if I hit paste into twice, the second time it would be in the right spot. weird, but of course that isn’t working anymore.

There has to be some local positioning setting or something in the object styles that is doing this???

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Lexi

]]> By: Shawn Beatty http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-467586 Shawn Beatty Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:29:37 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-467586 Is there a way to get paste into to place an image in exactly the same relative position as the frame it came from... (same X/Y coords) NOT centered in the new frame? For example. I have 2 graphic frames of very similar sizes. I want to copy the image out of frame 1, and paste into frame 2 (I basically want it to use the X/Y coordinates from where it came from, so the crop of the image is the same, but it always re-centers the image in the frame when I paste into.) Am I missing something? *PS first post, but I'm a big fan of the podcast. Just discovered it a few months back, so I've listened to at least 50 of the most recent podcasts to get all caught up ;) Is there a way to get paste into to place an image in exactly the same relative position as the frame it came from… (same X/Y coords) NOT centered in the new frame?

For example. I have 2 graphic frames of very similar sizes. I want to copy the image out of frame 1, and paste into frame 2 (I basically want it to use the X/Y coordinates from where it came from, so the crop of the image is the same, but it always re-centers the image in the frame when I paste into.) Am I missing something?

*PS first post, but I’m a big fan of the podcast. Just discovered it a few months back, so I’ve listened to at least 50 of the most recent podcasts to get all caught up ;)

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-370182 David Blatner Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:25:19 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-370182 sneha: We have some xml-related stuff; try using search in the upper-right corner. sneha: We have some xml-related stuff; try using search in the upper-right corner.

]]> By: sneha http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-369876 sneha Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:46:20 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-369876 Mindblowing. But I having a huge problem regarding XML part of InDesign. Can I get some help? Mindblowing. But I having a huge problem regarding XML part of InDesign. Can I get some help?

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-367263 David Blatner Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:49:32 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-367263 Anne, you can select the nested group or object that you want to remove, then cut it to the clipboard and paste it. Or, duplicate it, then delete the original. Anne, you can select the nested group or object that you want to remove, then cut it to the clipboard and paste it. Or, duplicate it, then delete the original.

]]> By: Anne http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-366610 Anne Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:45:01 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-366610 Ok, I've got a problem (newbie) that is driving me nuts. I made a long string of boxes and pasted a picture into each box. Then I grouped the boxes and pasted THEM into a new big box. To me, that seems just like an Illustrator clipping mask. Now, here's my problem: How do I get them back out again? Clipping mask is grayed out, I didn't see anything under Edit that looked applicable. Please help!! Thanks Ok, I’ve got a problem (newbie) that is driving me nuts. I made a long string of boxes and pasted a picture into each box. Then I grouped the boxes and pasted THEM into a new big box. To me, that seems just like an Illustrator clipping mask. Now, here’s my problem: How do I get them back out again? Clipping mask is grayed out, I didn’t see anything under Edit that looked applicable. Please help!! Thanks

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-362853 David Blatner Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:33:21 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-362853 Dave, that's an interesting workaround! Shield the objects from the object style with a "buffer" object. Hm... Dave, that’s an interesting workaround! Shield the objects from the object style with a “buffer” object. Hm…

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-362845 David Blatner Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:29:27 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-362845 JR, we discussed flipping back <a href="http://indesignsecrets.com/how-to-flip-or-mirror-an-object-in-indesign.php" rel="nofollow">in this post</a>. When I flip an object and then paste something into it, the nested object does not get flipped (in CS3). JR, we discussed flipping back in this post. When I flip an object and then paste something into it, the nested object does not get flipped (in CS3).

]]> By: Dave Saunders http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-362812 Dave Saunders Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:48:45 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/how-paste-into-positions-objects.php#comment-362812 One tangential thought on this. If you're trying to make a group an anchored object to put into text, one of the annoying features of InDesign is the way it transmits down into a group the text wrap settings (in particular) if you give a group an object style. But, if you paste the group inside an invisible rectangle and then apply your object style to the rectangle, the group members are protected from those object style machinations. Dave One tangential thought on this. If you’re trying to make a group an anchored object to put into text, one of the annoying features of InDesign is the way it transmits down into a group the text wrap settings (in particular) if you give a group an object style.

But, if you paste the group inside an invisible rectangle and then apply your object style to the rectangle, the group members are protected from those object style machinations.

Dave

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