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DesignPadawan
New Participant
July 20, 2020
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Cannot place image files in InDesign from Bridge

  • July 20, 2020
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Is anyone else having this issue? I have just had the latest InDesign 2020 and the latest Bridge 2020 installed at work. I run Windows 10. I could previously use Bridge to place images into my InDesign docs using the right-click context menu but now this feature does not work. Nothing happens. Drag and drop does work but this is not ideal. I have reset my File Type Associations in Bridge but this doesn't seem to help. Bridge places files into Illustrator or Photoshop ok, but not InDesign. Any ideas? Thanks.

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Correct answer jbm007

Go to your start up startup scripts in Bridge under preferences.

If there is no ID script, reinstall Indesign

3 replies

New Participant
December 2, 2020

I am having the same problem, but my InDesign script is present, and the checkbox is checked. There is only one script for InDesign. I tried turning it off and restarting Bridge, then turning it back on and restarting Bridge. Didn't work. This was working fine for months until a few hours ago. Now I only have options to place in Media Encoder, Premiere Pro, InCopy, and Animate. I don't have Animate installed. Both Bridge and InDesign are up to date.

This worked fine and all of a sudden stopped working. Anyone have any idea why?

derekwatson
Community Expert
March 11, 2021

I have same issue, tried disabling all then re-enabling and all apps are good except InDesign is greyed out, very annoying

Derek Watson
jbm007
Community Expert
March 11, 2021

Do you have the same versions of Bridge and Indesign installed?

jbm007
jbm007Correct answer
Community Expert
August 5, 2020

Go to your start up startup scripts in Bridge under preferences.

If there is no ID script, reinstall Indesign

DesignPadawan
New Participant
August 6, 2020

Oh my gosh. Thank you! I checked this setting in Bridge and discovered that I actually had 2 ID scripts - one for an older version. I disabled that one and restarted. Now I can place images as before!

brendab84
New Participant
August 4, 2020

I am having this same issue - did you figure out a solution?

DesignPadawan
New Participant
August 5, 2020

No. I'm still having the same problem.

gary_sc
Community Expert
August 5, 2020

Sorry but I can't help you. My idea was a stab in the dark. There are numerous PC folks who enhabit these halls so hopefully one of them will be able to help you.

 

Good luck