Pictures in printed brochures enhance information content, add visual interest and add emotion. Adobe InDesign is print creation software. Knowing how to add pictures to InDesign can help you create printable documents with appealing content and appearance.
Steps
Step 1. Open Adobe InDesign
Step 2. In InDesign, open the document to work with
Choose File> Open from the control panel. If you haven't created a document in InDesign yet, do so by choosing File> New> Document and specifying the options you want.
Step 3. Click on File> Place in the InDesign Control Panel
Find the file to import and double click on it.
Step 4. Move and place the picture to the desired position, and release the mouse button
Step 5. Resize your picture, if necessary, by selecting the picture with the Select tool and clicking on one of the handles (small squares) on the frame
Drag the handle while holding down the Control and Shift buttons. Holding Shift will resize the picture proportionally. If you want to cut out a certain part of the picture, then hold down Ctrl and move the pointer. And also, you can enter the necessary parameters for the size of your picture by entering them in the corresponding fields on the control panel (Height and Width).
Step 6. Repeat these steps for all the photos you want to add
Advice
- Pictures for printing should be with a resolution of 300 ppi. Resolution refers to the amount of detail in an image and is expressed as pixels per inch. You can change the resolution of your picture in a graphics program.
- To replace a photo, select a picture, click on File> Place and find the picture you want to import. Click on the file name and select Replace Selected Item.
- You can set import options when placing some file types, such as EPS, PNG, or BMP. By setting import parameters, you can control the transparency and color gamut of the image.
- Adobe InDesign supports importing a variety of image formats, including EPS, TIFF, JPEG, and BMP.