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laurelly
Dec 3, 2025 3:36 PM UTC
Question

How to make a bunch of image frames that all copy one parent image frame?

Hi! I wasnt really sure how to word or ask this question, so any attempts to google it proved unfruitful. I am trying to make a label layout, so I want to make a bunch of image frames that will change whenever I change like, the first original image frame? Like when I put a new design in the first box, all the other images change as well. Would this be with tiling somehow? Or does my wording make sense? I can provide some screenshots if that would help. Much appreciated if anyone could tell me how to do this!

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BobLevine
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Dec 3, 2025 5:07 PM UTC

Use the content collector. Works like a charm for this.

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davecourtemanche
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Dec 3, 2025 5:00 PM UTC

When you say "all the other images change as well" do you mean that the "background" changes to the change of the first item? Is your document size the size of your label? Have you tried putting your background on the Parent page & your copy on the pages of the document. Trying to get what you're asking, and this was my only thought.

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laurelly
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Dec 30, 2025 12:39 AM UTC

872091i5448C6ACFF46321F.pngThanks for the reply - essentially, I'm trying to make all the graphics connect so if I replace one of them with a different graphic, it would replace all of then, or if I edit the placement of one, it affects them all. Is this possible? Would the content collector help, as Bob mentioned below?

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leo.r
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Dec 30, 2025 2:31 AM UTC
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Would the content collector help, as Bob mentioned below?

By @laurelly

 

Yes:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/linked-content.html

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