Replacing images in Indesign by drag and drop

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August 3, 2016
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I am shocked and terrified that the latest version of InDesign CC is not allowing me to drag an image from a folder onto an image in my layout and have it automatically swap. Please tell me I am doing something wrong. This is a critical feature. Help!!!!

Correct answer BrandScholar

Actually I figured it out and it is possible. I've done it for years. I had a layer of artwork above the photo layer. If there is any artwork / boxes in front of the photo frame it will come in like it is dropping a new image instead of replacing. I simply turned off the top layer and it worked like it always has. Whew! This is a great feature for repurposing the same layout with different images. Alternatively, one can lock the layer rather than turning it off.
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Barb Binder

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No, that doesn't work in InDesign. To replace images in InDesign;

Select the frame containing the old image and File > Place will replace the old one with the new one, or
Select the frame containing the old image and use the Relink icon in the links panel to link to a new image

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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Actually I figured it out and it is possible. I've done it for years. I had a layer of artwork above the photo layer. If there is any artwork / boxes in front of the photo frame it will come in like it is dropping a new image instead of replacing. I simply turned off the top layer and it worked like it always has. Whew! This is a great feature for repurposing the same layout with different images. Alternatively, one can lock the layer rather than turning it off.
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