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kurkl
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July 1, 2023
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effective ppi

  • July 1, 2023
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Indesign does not show me a number under "effective ppi" but a multiplication (e.g. 904x1070). 1 year ago I worked with another version where I did not have this problem.

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Correct answer leo.r

that's because your image is scaled non-proportionally. therefore InDesign shows different values for horizontal and vertical effective resolution.

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Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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July 1, 2023

Hi @kurkl In InDesign, we (virtually) always want to maintain the aspect ratio while resizing, so I teach my students to always hold the Shift key while dragging a sizing handle.

 

Mistakes happen,  so to restore the original aspect ratio:

  • Select the image.
  • Enable the Link icon to the left of the width and height values
  • Change one of the two values—the other will follow and InDesign will restore the original aspect ratio.

 

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
leo.r
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leo.rCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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July 1, 2023

that's because your image is scaled non-proportionally. therefore InDesign shows different values for horizontal and vertical effective resolution.

    Frans v.d. Geest
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    Frans v.d. GeestCommunity Expert
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    July 1, 2023

    Leo has the correct answer. You could start by rescaling the image with 'resize proportionaly' 😉

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