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Specify a default Relink folder, Copy links to a different folder

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USING INCOPY CS4 56 Working with InCopy documents Specify a default Relink folder 1 In the Preferences dialog box, select File Handling. 2 From the Default Relink Folder menu, choose either of the following options, and then click OK: Most Recent Relink Folder This option displays the most recently used folder you selected when relinking, matching InCopy CS3 behavior. Original Relink Folder This option displays the original location of the linked file, matching the behavior of InCopy CS2 and earlier. Copy links to a different folder Use the Copy Link(s) To command to copy graphics files to a different folder and redirect the links to the copied files. This command is especially useful for moving files to a different drive, such as moving files from a DVD to a hard drive. 1 Select the links to the files you want to copy, and choose Utilities > Copy Link(s) To from the Links panel menu. 2 Specify the folder where the linked files will be copied and choose Select (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS). Relink to a different folder When you use the Relink To Folder command, you can point to a folder that contains files with the same names as your out-of-date links. For example, if your current links point to low-resolution images, you can specify a different folder that contains high-resolution images. You can specify a different extension for the files, allowing you to change links from .jpg to .tiff, for example. The Relink To Folder command is dimmed in a managed InCopy story unless the story is checked out. 1 Select one or more links in the Links panel. 2 Choose Relink To Folder from the Links panel menu. 3 Specify the location of the new folder. 4 To use a different extension, select Match Same Filename But This Extension, and specify the new extension (such as AI, TIFF, or PSD). 5 Click Select (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS). Replace an imported file using the Place command 1 Do one of the following: • To replace the contents of a graphics frame, such as an imported graphic, use the Position tool to select the image. • To replace the contents of a text frame, use the Type tool to click an insertion point in a text frame, and choose Edit > Select All. 2 Choose File > Place. 3 Locate and select the new file. 4 Click Open. Copy the link pathname You can copy either the full path of the linked image or the platform style path. Copying the full path of the image is useful for notifying team members where art is located. For example, you can copy the full path and paste it into an email message. Copying the platform path is useful for scripting or for specifying image fields in a data merge. 1 Select a link in the Links panel. Updated 29 April 2009

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USING INCOPY CS4
Working with InCopy documents
Specify a default Relink folder
1
In the Preferences dialog box, select File Handling.
2
From the Default Relink Folder menu, choose either of the following options, and then click OK:
Most Recent Relink Folder
This option displays the most recently used folder you selected when relinking, matching
InCopy
CS3 behavior.
Original Relink Folder
This option displays the original location of the linked file, matching the behavior of InCopy
CS2 and earlier.
Copy links to a different folder
Use the Copy Link(s) To command to copy graphics files to a different folder and redirect the links to the copied files.
This command is especially useful for moving files to a different drive, such as moving files from a DVD to a hard drive.
1
Select the links to the files you want to copy, and choose Utilities
> Copy Link(s) To from the Links panel menu.
2
Specify the folder where the linked files will be copied and choose Select (Windows) or Choose (Mac
OS).
Relink to a different folder
When you use the Relink To Folder command, you can point to a folder that contains files with the same names as
your out-of-date links. For example, if your current links point to low-resolution images, you can specify a different
folder that contains high-resolution images. You can specify a different extension for the files, allowing you to change
links from .jpg to .tiff, for example.
The Relink To Folder command is dimmed in a managed InCopy story unless the story is checked out.
1
Select one or more links in the Links panel.
2
Choose Relink To Folder from the Links panel menu.
3
Specify the location of the new folder.
4
To use a different extension, select Match Same Filename But This Extension, and specify the new extension (such
as AI, TIFF, or PSD).
5
Click Select (Windows) or Choose (Mac
OS).
Replace an imported file using the Place command
1
Do one of the following:
To replace the contents of a graphics frame, such as an imported graphic, use the Position tool to select the image.
To replace the contents of a text frame, use the Type tool to click an insertion point in a text frame, and choose
Edit
> Select All.
2
Choose File
> Place.
3
Locate and select the new file.
4
Click Open.
Copy the link pathname
You can copy either the full path of the linked image or the platform style path. Copying the full path of the image is
useful for notifying team members where art is located. For example, you can copy the full path and paste it into an
email message. Copying the platform path is useful for scripting or for specifying image fields in a data merge.
1
Select a link in the Links panel.
Updated 29 April 2009