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Introduction
In this episode, we'll master the Links panel to check photo resolution, replace photos with re-linking, and fix broken links. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe InDesign series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Photos in InDesign are stored outside the document and are only linked. The Links panel is the central hub for managing these links and must be checked before sending the file to print. Open the Travel Magazine and open the Links panel via Ctrl+D or Shift+Ctrl+D.
Step 1: Open the Links Panel
All photos are listed along with their page numbers. The icon next to the name indicates the status, empty means it's safe.
Step 2: Link Info
Click the name of the Borobudur photo. The Link Info section below displays the actual PPI, the original resolution of the photo, and Effective PPI, the resolution after scaling on the page. For printing, Effective PPI should be at least 200 to 300. Click the Go to Link icon at the bottom of the panel.
Step 3: Go To Link
The view immediately jumps to the page where the photo is located and the frame is selected. Useful for documents with dozens of pages.
Step 4: Relink
To replace a photo without creating a new frame, select the Tea Garden photo in the Links panel and click the Re-link icon. Select another Tea Garden photo. The new photo enters the same frame with the size and position of the frame remaining unchanged.
Step 5: Links Change and Disappear
If the photo file is edited outside InDesign, a yellow triangle modification icon appears. Double-click the icon or click Update Link to refresh it. A red question mark means the file is not found. Use Re-link to find it again. Or Re-link to Folder to search for multiple photos at once.
Step 6: Check Before Sending
Before sending to print, make sure there are no yellow or red icons in the Links panel and that Effective PPI is sufficiently high. The Package feature we'll discuss at the end of the series automatically collects all photos into one folder. That's it.
Done!
We've reviewed the Links panel, checked actual and effective PPI, used Go to Link, replaced photos with re-link, and understood the status of modified and missing items. In the next episode, we'll create a full-bleed hero image with a title above it. Need a layout design for a magazine, book, brochure, product catalog, company profile, or annual report? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as InDesign courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series, 104 episodes from the interface to magazine and book projects? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, exercise files, and project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy single classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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