Comments on: Which Image is Loaded?

By: Sohan

Sohan — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:12:51 +0000

Eureka… sort of…
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?14@@.3c05dfbe/0 gave a solution to my question in my prev post…
On my windows machine i go to:
Window - automation - scripts
From Script, I select
Application - Samples - VBScript (I didnt check yet if Jscript also has a similar script) and then select the IMAGECATALOG scrpt…

It ask you to select the folder containing your images (I dont htink u can select just a subset of the image, so maybe u have to create a temproary folder just of the images taht u want). Then it lets you define hw many images u want per page, and then it lays out all the images. IT creates new pages if required.
I havent checked yet how it orders the images (alphabetic filename perhaps), nor whteher I can change the location on the page. but this seems the solution.

By: Sohan

Sohan — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:29:30 +0000

Re David Blatner’s comment
…
I also wish I could import a bunch of images and place them on multiple pages automatically.

I agree; I too wish I could do that. Anyone knows of a shortcut, even if using other software perhaps?
Basically I have a bunch of images, named in the right (alphabetical) order, and I want each image to go on a separate page, in the same location on each page. Need a Sort of a master template to define the location on each page and to then say “now using thsi master lcoation, place these 100 images in 100 pages”.

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:24:56 +0000

Hi Ian, yes, you can use this method with text too. You’ll need to turn on “Create Links to text” before you bring in the files though. (That’s in Preferences > Type > Links.)

Now you can include multiple text files in the Place dialog box, and their filenames appear in the Links panel just like image filenames.

When you’re done placing the files, you’ll probably want to turn off the “Create Links to Text” preference and then unlink the ones you placed. Choose Sort by Type from the Links panel fly-out menu so all the text docs are grouped together, then shift-click their names and choose Unlink from the same fly-out menu.

By: Ian G

Ian G — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:16:51 +0000

Hi all, was wondering if there’s ayway you can do this with text? For instance, i have a 50 odd page brochure, with lots of articles i need to drop in, and each articles file name starts with the page its supposed to be on (e.g. P30 man with tractor.txt). Only problem being, the cursor preview only shows the intro document and not the file name. Any way so i can get it to show the file name instead?

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:40:14 +0000

I just tried this myself (loaded a multi-page PDF and ID file and then watched the Links panel). I love that it indeed shows the page number (”IDdoc.indd-2″ with an LP page number) as you place each page. But I wish you could use the Up/Down or Left/Right arrow keys to change “LP” pages on the fly, as you can with multiple images in the Loaded Place cursor. Unless anyone proffers a method, I’m off to Adobe’s feature request page …

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:29:17 +0000

Taysh I can’t tell you how much that tickles me! You actually combined three of my recent tips — this one, and the “two tips in one” post that was about using shared layouts to create calendars. And you came up with an entirely new benefit that I hadn’t realized. Very neat. I’m glad this helped you out!

By: Taysh

Taysh — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:21:10 +0000

This has been a lifesaver! I had a calendar file. Setup fairly straightforward Each page A4, horizontal. (Cover separate) Jan. Photo top page, Jan. calendar below. Feb photo next page, Feb calendar next etc.

Setup for print was transferring each page to A3 pages which ultimately will be folded in half. Layout then means that I had to put page 2 with p27, p3 with p26 on each A3page. Get the picture?
So, I placed the InDesign file in the A3 template and the Links panel showed me which page number was the next page loaded in the cursor, which meant I could place them into their final position in the template file. (My template is marked where each page should go - it’s easy to make a mistake otherwise.)

I hope this makes sense to you. I just wanted to say how grateful I am for this tip! A big thanks!!!

By: Mike Witherell

Mike Witherell — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:14:52 +0000

I’m with Michael Trout. I like the multiple Place; but some of the graphics need to drop more than once. I wish I could hold down the shift key, say, and the graphic would place but also stay loaded.

Mike Witherell in Maryland

By: Eugene Tyson

Eugene Tyson — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:53:13 +0000

I’m surprised that the Library feature is overlooked when you want filenames for your images to show before placing, plus you get a larger thumbnail and a file name. albeit inconveniently slow to place a lot of images into the library simutaneously but it’s an option.

You can use the image catalog that comes with the scripts in indesign, select a folder to load up all the images onto one page, if you select 10 x 10 you get a 100 squares of images.

Make a new library. On the fly arrow, choose add images on the page seperately.

Now you have a library of your images, all named and filed, ready to place.

A little different way of looking at the problem at hand. It’s not perfect, but it works, kinda.

I found with the original post was that when I have a lot of pages, not even my 24″ monitor can hold all the images in the links on one page, and when I sorted them by page, rotating the images in the cursor, resulted in the links going to the top again, meaning I had to scroll through the links panel to see where it was going.

Good tip though, I’m not knocking it, I like to analyse things, be it for the good or the bad.

By: Michael Trout

Michael Trout — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:26:59 +0000

Yea, and I could also place it on the master.

None are quite the same as maintaining a loaded cursor to place the file multiple times.

Not a big deal, but I thought it would be more convenient than copy / paste into.