In Design and Calendar Project

[Graphic-Thom]

I work on Wall Calendars. Each month has a photo and a description. On the back of the calendar there is shown once again the 12 month pictures (much smaller) and their descriptions. Is there any way to make it so that when I add the picture and description to the Month page, it automatically creates the smaller instance and text on the last page. I know I can copy paste, but I am creating many different calendars and I want to save time any way I can.

I am using the latest version of InDesign. 

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

There are a couple of options I can think of:

1. Create a "template" file with a place holder image positioned in both locations. (One place holder for each month.) Then use the Links menu to replace each place holder with the actual image. Be sure to set the Fill Frame Proportionally first. 

2. Place your monthly images as usually. On the 12 picture page, just place and select all 12 images. Click and drag to fit the frame to all 12 images but don't let go of the mouse. Use your arrow keys to create the grid. Apply the fill frame setting as needed. See animation below (I had to dupe a couple of images to get 12):

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

BTW, are you familar with the InDesign Calendar Wizard?

https://calendarwizard.sourceforge.net/

[Graphic-Thom]

Thanks David, The problem is a bit more complex. let me further explain. 
I have actually been doing this project for years, so all the frames for the pictures are already in place.
When I recieve  the photos they are not in month order so I have to arange them each time. 
Currently I drag them to their corresponding frames, its just that I have to do this twice; first aranging the large photos and then the smaller ones...its like doing the entire calendar twice. 
What I am hoping is that the frame that already exists on the "Month" page can somehow propigate to the corresponding small frame on the back page automatically. All the frames are already set to correctly do the proportions. 

I hope I am explaining it correctly. 

Also. The company I work for is very specific about the design of their calendars and it hasn't changed at all over the years. Not sure if the calendar wizard would help. 

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

The first method I described, using the Links panel, should work. Just create placeholders, one for each month.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Graphic-Thom

I think you could use Content Collector: 

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/indesign/using/linked-content.html

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Graphic-Thom

But as @Dave Creamer of IDEAS suggested - if you edit your calendar template - to use "01.tif", "02.tif", etc. with of course whatever extension you prefer - you can then rename your images in the folder and then open INDD file and accept update of the "outdated" links.

Will be much quicker overall.