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Marcel Gross
Marcel Gross
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January 9, 2025
Question

Manual frame does not match the placed image

  • January 9, 2025
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If I place an image with cmd+D and then draw the frame manually with the mouse, the frame always has the same aspect ratio (3 to 4 landscape) and if I want to place an image in portrait format, the frame does not match the content. So far, this has always been the case without any extra setting or key combination. But now since a few days I can't achieve this again with any setting.

 

ChatGPT advises me to select ‘Fit frame to content’ in the frame fitting options or in the presettings, but this is no longer available for selection. Has this been deliberately changed or is this a silly new bug?

 

Has anyone experiences the same issue and is there a solution?

Can I report this tho Adobe?

4 replies

Mike Witherell
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Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 9, 2025

I tested my InDesign for similar behavior, but could not reproduce the error you show. Therefore, a suggestion of a thorough reset is all I can suggest. Bear in mind that a reset for InDesign seems to exist in 4 stages of thoroughness. Maybe try 1 of the 4 or all 4 in order to thoroughly reset it. Explore here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/reset-indesign-preferences-and-other-troubleshooting/td-p/11990234

Mike Witherell
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Robert at ID-Tasker
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January 9, 2025

@Marcel Gross

 

After placing multiple files, you can select them all, then Ctrl+Alt+C - Fit Frame To Content.

 

Marcel Gross
Marcel GrossAuthor
Participating Frequently
January 9, 2025

Thank you for both advices. But they don't solve my problem. Its both additional steps, but it was so much more usefull to not need to adjust frames afterwards. I don't get why it doesn't work the way it did before. It seems like a bug to me. To adjust it in steps after placing there's multiple ways, I know...

leo.r
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leo.rCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 9, 2025

I'm not sure it's relevant, but do you have this checked in Preferences > General by any chance:

 

 

    Marcel Gross
    Marcel GrossAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    January 9, 2025

    Here a screen recording.

    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 9, 2025

    Click on the right bottom of the frame twice to adjust the size of the frame.

     

    Willi Adelberger
    Community Expert
    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 9, 2025

    Why do you draw a frame extra from the image.

    Either draw an image frame and place the image into that existing frame or place an image, the frame is automatically existent with the import of the image-

    Marcel Gross
    Marcel GrossAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    January 9, 2025

    If you open "Place..." trough cmd+D you are able to place multiple images manually in different sizes. (the selected pictures are then like in a waiting-line in your cursor) Its a very usefull way of placing multiple images manually. With landscape pictures in the ratio 3to4 it works fine, but every picture with another ratio the frame doesn't fit the content automatically. That is annoying because it needs multiple steps after to correct this. Earlier this was working fine, but doesn't anymore...

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