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heejaek13367801
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April 12, 2018
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View number of times a linked photo has been repeated

  • April 12, 2018
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Hello,

Where can I view the number of times a linked photo has been repeated in my illustrator file?

Thank you!

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Correct answer rcraighead

This is definitely a "back door" way, but if you:

  1. Select all the linked images (doesn't matter if artwork is also selected)
  2. Temporarily "Embed Images"
  3. Reselect all
  4. View "Document Info>Objects


The number of "Embedded Images" will show near the bottom of the "Object" info.

Remember to "Undo" to get your linked images back.

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rcraighead
rcraigheadCorrect answer
Legend
April 13, 2018

This is definitely a "back door" way, but if you:

  1. Select all the linked images (doesn't matter if artwork is also selected)
  2. Temporarily "Embed Images"
  3. Reselect all
  4. View "Document Info>Objects


The number of "Embedded Images" will show near the bottom of the "Object" info.

Remember to "Undo" to get your linked images back.

Mike_Gondek10189183
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 12, 2018

Window >> Lnks

and count the instances with the same name

heejaek13367801
Participant
April 12, 2018

is there a way where you could see a number count like in indesign where next to the link there's a parenthesis with a number inside?

only because there will be hundreds of different images and I dont want to manually count

barbara_a7746676
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 13, 2018

Not possible. Illustrator has yet to catch up with InDesign's Links panel.

Perhaps the count could be done with a script.

If you tell us the reason why you want to count the images someone might be able to come up with a workaround.