Copy/Paste Photos within same document instead of placing

BarbBinder  wrote

… 4. Edit > Paste Into

Hi Barb,

Paste Into will add unneccessary complexity to the graphic frame:

A graphic frame within a graphic frame that is holding an image. No good idea, I think.

Dragging the image from the folder to the layout is better.

On the other hand, I think I already solved this problem by scripting here:

Re: Moving embedded graphic to another frame

Here a step by step discription and the code:

Have the graphic frame with the image and the frame you want to add the image as well on one spread so that you can select both one after another.

1. Select the graphic frame holding the image

2. Add the empty frame to the selection.

Important: To do that hold the Shift key and click the empty graphic frame.

Then run the following ExtendScript ( JavaScript ) code:

( function()
{
    if( app.documents.length == 0 ){ return };
    if( app.selection.length != 2 ){ return };
    if( app.selection[0].graphics.length == 0 ){ return };
    
    var graphic = app.selection[0].graphics[0];  
    var target = app.selection[1];  
    target.contentPlace([graphic]);
}() )

Screenshots from my German InDesign.

1. Select the frame with the image:

2. Add the empty frame to the selection by holding the Shift key and clicking the empty frame:

4. Run the script code that I posted above.

How to copy code, install an ExtendScript (JavaScript) script and run the script file see here:

Indiscripts :: Indiscripts for Dummies

5. The result after running the script:

Regards,
Uwe