- Getting started
- Adding graphics from other programs
- Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
- Managing links to imported files
- Updating revised graphics
- Adjusting display quality
- Importing and sizing graphics
- Editing placed pictures
- Working with dropped backgrounds
- Importing native Adobe graphic files
- Using subject-aware text wrap
- Filling type with a graphic
- Using an InDesign library to manage objects
- Exploring on your own
- Review questions
- Review answers
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Adjusting display quality
Now that you’ve resolved all the links, you’re ready to start adding more graphics. First, however, you will adjust the view quality of the Illustrator file (Title.ai) that you updated earlier in this lesson.
When you place an image in a document, InDesign automatically creates a low-resolution (proxy) preview of it, corresponding to the current settings in the Display Performance section of the Preferences dialog box. The images in this document are currently low-resolution proxies, which is why they appear to have jagged edges. Reducing the onscreen quality of placed graphics doesn’t affect the quality of the final output but enables pages to display faster. You can control this setting on individual images or for a whole document.
In the Links panel, select the Title.ai file you updated in the previous exercise (the instance on page 1). Click the Go To Link button (
) to center the graphic in your window.Right-click the Songs of the Garden graphic, and then choose Display Performance > High Quality Display from the context menu. The image appears at full resolution. You can use this process to confirm the clarity, appearance, and exact position of a placed graphic in your InDesign layout. Choose Edit > Deselect All.
To change the display performance for the entire document, choose View > Display Performance > High Quality Display. All graphics are displayed at the highest quality. Change back to Typical Display if InDesign slows down.
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