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RobWilkins
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Broken links in InDesign files on macOS Monterey 12.3.1

Hi there, I've been happily working with Indesign files in Dropbox for a year now where my files are all stored Online Only. It used to be the case that Dropbox would automatically relink all the s...
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    tobiasknecht
    3 years ago

    Hello all together

     

    I have the same problem in InDesign with files that are only online and despair almost every day when I have to edit InDesign jobs where I have to locate the files in the Finder first and download them every time.

     

    Now I have discovered a workaround:

    1. Open a job in InDesign
    2. Select all entries in "Links"
    3. Right-click on the menu item "Edit With" > "Preview 11.0".
    4. After all files have been opened in Preview, quit Preview.
    5. Switch back to InDesign.
    6. Continue working.

    I hope this helps some of you.

tobiasknecht's avatar
tobiasknecht
Helpful | Level 6

Hello all together

 

I have the same problem in InDesign with files that are only online and despair almost every day when I have to edit InDesign jobs where I have to locate the files in the Finder first and download them every time.

 

Now I have discovered a workaround:

  1. Open a job in InDesign
  2. Select all entries in "Links"
  3. Right-click on the menu item "Edit With" > "Preview 11.0".
  4. After all files have been opened in Preview, quit Preview.
  5. Switch back to InDesign.
  6. Continue working.

I hope this helps some of you.

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davemckane
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Fantastic!! This worked a treat! 30 minutes updating multiple images reduced to 30 seconds. Thank you for this!

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