Clipping masks in Illustrator vs Indesign

Hi,

When you place images in InDesign, it automatically turns the frame into a clipping mask. If I resize the object, the image will be cropped but remain its proportions. Unless I hold down the command key; then the image will resize as well.

In Illustrator however, you have to create a clipping mask manually. And in order to resize the clipping mask, you have to double click the item before you're able to. So instead of just holding down a key (like in Indesign), you have to double click and go to isolation mode first. When you're working with multiple images on a document, this gets pretty frustrating.

I love how it works in InDesign. It's quick and easy. I always use clipping masks when I work with images; saves me cropping it in photoshop plus I'm able to move it around and use the image from it's best angle.

Now, my question is, is there a setting somewhere that enables this feature in Illustrator, and make it work the same as in InDesign?

Thanks,

Lin