How to align an image in a table cell in InDesign?

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May 18, 2020
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Hi! Can't find an option to align a picture in a table cell. Aligning it to the page is working but then I can't see the image. I would like to align it to the table cell.

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Correct answer Laubender

Hi BebiVerso,

So you are working with graphic cells where you placed an image with a white background and the portion of the image that you are interested in is just a part of the placed image.

If the part of the image you are interested in is not in the center of the placed image:

There is no automatic way to center it to the bounds of the graphic frame.

If the part of the image that you are interested in is itself centered in the image:

Use a menu command to center the image to the graphic frame.

Select the graphic frame in the cell. Not the image itself.

Object > Fit > Center Contents

If you selected the image in its container, press Esc to select the container.

If you selected the whole cell, press Shift + Esc to select the container of the image.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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Laubender

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Yes, there is an icon for this.

But its also good to know the menu command itself because of the keyboard shortcut ( KBSC ) that comes along with it.

That KBSC could be different depending on the localized version of InDesign. And depending on the set of KBSCs one could have customized.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

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LaubenderCorrect answer

Community Expert

Hi BebiVerso,

So you are working with graphic cells where you placed an image with a white background and the portion of the image that you are interested in is just a part of the placed image.

If the part of the image you are interested in is not in the center of the placed image:

There is no automatic way to center it to the bounds of the graphic frame.

If the part of the image that you are interested in is itself centered in the image:

Use a menu command to center the image to the graphic frame.

Select the graphic frame in the cell. Not the image itself.

Object > Fit > Center Contents

If you selected the image in its container, press Esc to select the container.

If you selected the whole cell, press Shift + Esc to select the container of the image.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )