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September 7, 2017
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Help - image linking/relinking

  • September 7, 2017
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I am working on a large catalog at work, I'd like to also be able to work on the file from my home computer but my home computer cannot handle such large files. I packaged the catalog without including the links to the images just so I could work on the text of the file at home, that worked fine but when I opened the file at work, in the folder it needs to be in, I still had to manually relink all of the image links - any way around this? I cannot access the work server from home so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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    Correct answer OFCQ

    Follow up: taking just the file home, working on it and then putting it back into the folder at work, worked perfectly, thank you for your assistance.

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    OFCQAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    November 3, 2017

    Follow up: taking just the file home, working on it and then putting it back into the folder at work, worked perfectly, thank you for your assistance.

    Bill Silbert
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    Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 7, 2017

    You say that you have to manually relink all of the images which implies that you are doing them one at a time. If you check “Search for Missing Links in this Folder” in the dialog window you get when you relink any one of the graphics then all of the links in the folder will update at once. See screen shot:

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    OFCQAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 7, 2017

    That would be awesome if all the images on the server were in one location and if our server was searchable, which it is not (why, I have no idea)

    winterm
    winterm
    Legend
    September 7, 2017

    On the server, you should organize your linked files better (ideally - keep in one folder). Or ask Bob how to configure network properly - seems like I missed a moment when it ceased to be a problem...

    It's still a frequent / common problem in our world, though (not USA).

    JonathanArias
    JonathanArias
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    September 7, 2017

    if you just need to do text edits you just need the indesign file. you can just put it back with the package folder and next to the links folder and it will all reconcile the links.

    winterm
    winterm
    Legend
    September 7, 2017

    Package your project to your local office machine, take home indd file from here. Accordingly, place modified indd file back to that local folder, so that InDesign would be able to find links locally.

    The key word here is *local*. InDesign is very picky about network affairs.

    Consider your files on the server as a backup.

    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 7, 2017

    That is an awfully general statement that may well have been valid 15 years ago but no longer is. I have not seen a serious issue with networks that were properly configured and robust enough. I can’t stress that part enough.

    Moving everything to a local drive is an excellent troubleshooting step, but working locally is simply not an option for many people and a network is essential to a collaborative workflow.

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      OFCQAuthor
      Inspiring
      September 7, 2017

      I agree Bob, I wish I could access files both at home and work, would make things so much easier.

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