When working with images in InCopy using Smart Connection, you can:
Placing an image
When placing an image, you can:
- Replace a placed image by another database image
- Place a local image into a Planned Image
Replacing a placed image
Use this method to replace an image by another image that is already stored in Enterprise.
Step 1. Display the article in Layout view.
Step 2. From the Tools panel, select the Position tool.
Step 3. Make sure that no frame is selected.
Step 4. Use one of the following methods:
- Double-click the image in the Smart Connection panel or Dossier panel.
- Right-click the image in the Smart Connection panel or Dossier panel and choose Place.
The image is loaded into the 'place cursor' of InCopy (also known as the 'place gun').
Step 5. Click on the frame into which you want to place the image.
Placing a local image into a Planned Image
Use this method to place a local file into a Planned Image. During the process, the local image is uploaded to Enterprise.
About Planned Images
Planned Images are empty graphic frames which exist as a file in Enterprise. They are created in InDesign and are meant as placeholders in which the actual image is placed at a later stage, for example by an InCopy user.
The frame of a Planned Image can be distinguished from other frames on the layout by the horizontal and vertical lines.
Step 1. Display the article in Layout view.
Step 2. From the Tools panel, select the Position tool.
Step 3. Select the frame into which the image should be placed.
Step 4. Place the local image by choosing File > Place or by using the keyboard shortcut Cmd+D (macOS) or Ctrl+D (Windows).
The Check-in dialog box appears.
Step 5. Type a descriptive name and set the properties of the file as needed.
Note: See also: Using duplicate file names in Enterprise 10 and see Invalid file name characters in Enterprise.
Step 6. Click OK.
The image is saved in Enterprise and placed on the layout.
Troubleshooting
I am not able to place an image
This can be because:
- The option to make it possible to place images in InCopy has not been enabled. Contact your system administrator.
- The image is not part of the article that you are editing (if so, it will appear dimmed — when View > Dim Noneditable Objects is enabled).
Reverting changes made to image captions (Smart Image)
Use this method to revert any changes that you have made to Smart Image image captions and to apply the original content and styling.
About Smart Image
In InDesign, the Smart Image functionality of Smart Connection makes it possible for the designer to automatically add credit and/or caption frames to an image when that image is placed on the layout. The frames and their content can be automatically styled by applying paragraph styles, character styles, or object styles. The text that is placed in the frames is taken from the image’s metadata stored in Enterprise.
Smart Image helps the layout designer to consistently place images and their credit and caption frames in the same style. If the designer chooses to make these caption and/or credit frames part of an article, then the content of these frames can be edited in InCopy, just as any other regular article component.
Use one of the following methods:
- (Layout mode only) Right-click the placed image and choose Update Caption or Update Credit from the Smart Image submenu
- Place the cursor inside the text for the caption, right-click and choose Update Caption or Update Credit from the Smart Image submenu
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