Size Issue Copy/Pasting Linked Files

[BPSwiz]

I started experiencing this issue a couple days ago.

As part of my workflow I open linked files from InDesign in Illustrator to impose for printing and laser cutting. The problem is when I copy/paste linked files, the files I paste show up larger than the file I'm copying from. The edges get cropped off the enlarged linked file, and then my die line doesn't line up anymore.

I suspect I've hit some sort of keyboard shortcut that's causing it, but I can't find anything in preferences that would affect the sizing of a linked file when pasting.

Any help is appreciated.

[Monika Gause]

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