Picture Box Over PDF Causes Vanishing Images and Drag Issues in InDesign

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October 26, 2024
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I have placed a PDF into an ID document. Now I want to add picture boxes on top of it. When I draw one, the PDF image vanishes. If I am successful and it remains, when I try to drag an image into it again everything disappears, or the image I am trying to drag doesn't go into the box. I can search for images to place them, but dragging is (or used to be) much simpler.

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Robert at ID-Tasker

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@Grundoon Groundhog

What if you draw your objects on the paste board, fill with contents - text or images - and then move into position?

Also, can you create a new layer, move your PDF to this layer, lock this layer and then move it at the bottom of the stack?

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Grundoon GroundhogAuthor

Inspiring

Yes, in desperation that is what I did. I have realized that when I click the cursor to edit text everything vanishes for a moment. Something seems to be seriously wrong. Perhaps it's the new Apple system. Perhaps not.

leo.r

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or the image I am trying to drag doesn't go into the box
By @Grundoon Groundhog

What do you mean by saying that the image you drag "doesn't go into the box"? Unless I misunderstand your process, it sounds like you expect InDesign elements to behave the way they don't.

Also, what are your versions of InDesign and operating system?

If you're on Mac, try to disable GPU Performance in Preferences, just in case the issues you describe are actually screen redraw problems.

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Grundoon GroundhogAuthor

Inspiring

Usually when i've drawn a picture box I can select a jpeg from a folder and drag it into the picture box. I thought this was the InDesign elements behave; they did yesterday. Everything vanishes when I try to drag and move it.

IndDesign 20.0 on a MAC with the Sequoia system.

Where can find the GPU preferences to disable?

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Grundoon GroundhogAuthor

Inspiring

It's in the InDesign preferences

I realized that a compatible monitor is not detected. Is this because I am using a Dell rather than an Apple screen? The problem only developed in the last few days.

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