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file + place no longer working to REPLACE an image with another

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
February 15, 2025
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Please help. Self-taught novice on InDesign... I create a box, file + place to put an image in it. If I decide on a different image, I used to be able to just select the box again, file + place to replace the image. It won't do that anymore! I can't find the answer anywhere. There are no layers, nothing fancy, just a jpeg over another jpeg.

Barb Binder

Community Expert

Hi Susan:

Love it when things are so easy to fix.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Barb Binder

Community Expert

Hi Susan:

There is a checkbox at the bottom of the Place dialog box that is on as a default, telling InDesign to Replace Selected Item. Did yours get inadvertently deselected?

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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Susan HAuthor

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That seems to have worked!! Thank you so much!

Robert at ID-Tasker

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Can you post some screenshots?

And what platform, OS and InDesign versions?

If you're on Windows 11 - there is a problem with recent updates - they need to be uninstalled or repaired.

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Susan HAuthor

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Here's a random example: Just some regular boxes that I have put pictures and images in like this:

Then I selected the box with the girl and the cake to replace her with another picture. Even though I have selected the box, it gives me a new giant box with the new image and doesn't do anything to the original like this.

I'm on Windows 11, InDesign version 20.1. You say I need to uninstall and re-install InDesign because of a problem?

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

Windows updates:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/indesign-won-t-open-on-my-computer/m-p/15155006#M611125

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