Generative Expand is always grayed out

[Conquest]

Does the expand feature work with placed images in InDesign or only images generated by AI?

Whenever I try to expand an image the command is grayed out.

Help!

[Frans v.d. Geest · Accepted solution]

Make sure the image is smaller(!) then the frame it is in (you should see 'empty space' in the frame, top, left, right, left or a combination).

[enricaraviola]

Sorry, but this doesn't work for me, except with jpg file.

[Frans v.d. Geest]

So it does work, but only with jpg as source? What format it is in when it does noet work?

[enricaraviola]

psd e tiff files

[enricaraviola]

i have the same problem. indesign 20.0 mac os ventura 13.7 and psd e tiff files

[JR Boulay]

Be sure to not use a vector image and/or to not use a CMYK image.

[enricaraviola]

rgb image… (: 

[AKS666]

Had the same problem right now, found this thread.

After a little bit of testing, generative expand in InDesign only works with JPGs which is pretty useless.

Good idea bad implemented.