Turn off auto fit feature for Placed objects in InDesign

I fixed the problem, fortunately it was a totally different issue than I realized.  It had to do with the "Show Import Options" when dropping in a PDF.  When the problem was being described to me, it sounded like an issue I had after updating ID a few months ago where it was autoresizing documents I would place in that became a big problem, something I still dont remember how I fixed that issue.  Thanks anyway for the help!

It sounds to me like your not dealing with auto-fit (unless you specifically defined it for the frames in which you are placing the graphics. Instead, I think you're experiencing the new "Content Aware Fit" option that was added to InDesign. I could be mistaken of course, but that's what it sounds like. Go to Preferences > General, and at the bottom of the dialog box, make sure that "Make Content-Aware Fit the default frame fitting option" is unchecked.

Keep in mind that the effect of setting such options depends on the state you're in:

Are you setting it for a selected element, then it just works of that selected element.

Are you in a document with nothing selected ? Then it will be the default for that document.

Are you in InDesign with no opened document ? Then it will be the default for new documents.

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. To turn off autofit feature you can follow the steps shared by Ian.

In addition to that, you can also refer to this help article (Work with frames and objects in InDesign ) for more details about fitting options in InDesign.

Let us know if this helps or if you need any further assistance.

Regards,

Srishti