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How can I get images placed in InDesign to stay 100% scale

Explorer ,
Aug 04, 2018 Aug 04, 2018

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Or do a global scale edit when finishing! Either answer would help.

I'm designing decorative, large scale window film in InDesign, and the images used are all photographs of glass.

wip.jpeg

It's important the press files all have images of 100% scale. Because there's a lot of directional changes, I often copy & paste the contents of one shape into another and then adjust the direction slightly. However I always, somehow end up getting scale changes. I then have to go in manually and check / adjust the scaling of every object individually. Since I'm making 24x36" repeats, this is a real chore.

Why doesn't the Frame Fitting Options panel have a scale field????

Arrgh.

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I've tried using the find / change which doesn't have any options for content scaling that I can find.

Any help would be truly appreciated!

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Apr 20, 2023 Apr 20, 2023

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I would make my (repeating) pattern in Adobe Illustrator, then export the image at the size that I want it, make a box that size in InDesign and place the image in the box.

It seems very brave and difficult to use layout software to do illustation and pattern design.

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Apr 21, 2023 Apr 21, 2023

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If you place the photo with no constraints, it should come in as 100%. Do not draw a box first, just place.

Lee- Graphic Designer, Print Specialist, Photographer

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