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Edit Original (or Edit With...)

  • September 11, 2017
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Hi all.  I am very new to InDesign.  I am trying to open/edit a PNG file directly in InDesign CC using the Edit Original command and I get an error message "No editor found for this link".  I have checked that my PNG files are set to open with Paint by default.  I get the same error if I use the Edit With... command and choose 'Paint' from the selection list that appears.  Is there a way to fix this, or will it just never work?  Very frustrating as I know this function worked flawlessly in FrameMaker.

Thank you.

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    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    September 11, 2017

    Sounds like an operating system issue with file associations.

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    AdminFCAuthor
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    September 11, 2017

    Ok, so how do I check or fix that?  If I double click on a PNG file in Windows Explorer, it opens correctly????

    winterm
    winterm
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    September 11, 2017

    Are you sure InDesign looks for mspaint executive in a correct location? Try Edit With... but instead choosing Paint from the list click Other.. and locate mspaint.exe manually. In Win7 64 bit the path is Windows > System32 > mspaint.exe. Is it the same executive you invoke from Explorer?

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