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Restoring Links - inDesign CS5.5 - Highlighting found links in finder

Jan 17, 2012 10:05 AM

In inDesign CS4 -

When I was searching for and re-linking missing links within my inDesign document, I would select the link in the links panel, click the relink icon in the Links panel, and go search for my link. Once I arrived at the folder where the link was housed, either indesign or my finder would highlight (with a light gray bar) the found link which had the same filename + extension. I'm not sure if it was finder or inDesign, but I immediately found my link because it was conveniently highlighted, and then inDesign would relink any other missing links within that same folder.

 

Since upgrading to inDesign CS5.5 -

I've noticed that when I go to relink a missing file and I've found the folder it's in, my finder no longer highlights the file which has the exact same filename and extension. Does anyone know how to enable this feature, of highlighting file names within the finder when the match the name of the link being searched for? Nothing jumped out at me in inDesign preferences, or in the drop-down menu options of the links panel.

 

I haven't been able to find any other forum discussions which address this.

Any help is greatly appreciated. This was a very convenient tool that helped me find files quickly and accurately in CS4.

3363 Views   18 Replies   Latest reply: Peter Spier, Jun 20, 2013 2:43 AM
 
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  • Grant H
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    1. Grant H,
    Jan 17, 2012 10:29 AM   in reply to heymp
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    if is moved to a folder higher up up in file hierarchy and you are searching for the link from child folder up then that happens... go up one folder then back to the folder its in and it will highlight...

     

    then: if you option click the relink icon it will relink )or try to) all missing links

     

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  • heymp
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    2. heymp,
    Jan 17, 2012 12:49 PM   in reply to Grant H
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    That didn't fix the issue I'm having. In CS4, I could go search in any folder for my missing link and the finder would highlight (with a gray bar) the file (with the same filename + extension) once I found it. It's like the finder/inDesign would automatically select my file in the search, I clicked ok, and the link was fixed, and then it would relink other missing files in that folder as well. At that time, I was searching way outside of the parent - child heirarchy.

     

    Now, in CS5.5, if I get to a folder that has the missing link, it won't auto-select the file (name) for me. I have to read through all the links I have and selct the file (versus just looking for that gray-highlighted file that inDesign automatically selected).

     
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  • Peter Spier
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    3. Peter Spier,
    Jan 17, 2012 3:07 PM   in reply to heymp
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    This is a changed behavior, and it stinks. There's nothing you can do to fix it for yourself, but you can file a bug at Adobe - Feature Request/Bug Report Form

     
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  • Grant H
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    4. Grant H,
    Jan 17, 2012 11:31 PM   in reply to Peter Spier
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    well it still works on mine!!!

     
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  • heymp
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    5. heymp,
    Jan 18, 2012 5:34 AM   in reply to Grant H
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    Are you working off inDesign 5.5 and Lion? Or are you on Snow Leopard?

     
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  • Grant H
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    6. Grant H,
    Jan 18, 2012 5:37 AM   in reply to heymp
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    5.5 with snow...

     

     

     
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  • heymp
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    7. heymp,
    Jan 18, 2012 5:43 AM   in reply to Grant H
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    Im on 5.5 with Lion

     
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  • Grant H
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    8. Grant H,
    Jan 18, 2012 5:46 AM   in reply to heymp
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    ah... well theres the problem... (yet another reason i wont upgrade to Lion...) so many issues with Adobe and Lion...

     

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  • Ssnook72
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    9. Ssnook72,
    Apr 12, 2012 12:00 PM   in reply to heymp
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    Thank you heymp for that well written and accurately explained diagnosis. I'm having the same issue and am on Lion OS as well. Have you found any 3rd party apps or plugins that have cured the highlighting debacle?

     

    - Restlessly Restoring Links

     
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  • D Herrick
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    10. D Herrick,
    May 8, 2012 3:42 PM   in reply to heymp
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    Same thing here, CS5 and OS X Lion, just can't believe how much money we're burning up right now because of this. Unacceptable. There are 3rd party apps like LinkFixerPlus but I don't think this problem should require that. We need a fix and maybe CS6 and Mountain Lion are part of the answer or making way for even more problems.

     
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  • Camst4
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    11. Camst4,
    Jun 18, 2012 6:20 PM   in reply to heymp
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    Such a small feature but so so helpful with files containing many links.

     

    Hope this comes back one day.

     
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  • ssALOIAS
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    12. ssALOIAS,
    Oct 15, 2012 8:22 PM   in reply to heymp
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    I had this problem crop up when I switch from CS5.5 to CS6.

     

    I was fine switching from CS4 to CS5 and CS5 to CS5.5.

     

    But, when I switch to the almightly CS6 - there went my highlighted links.

     

    Any ideas why THAT would be?

     
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  • Peter Spier
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    13. Peter Spier,
    Oct 16, 2012 2:09 AM   in reply to ssALOIAS
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    ssALOIAS wrote:

     

    Any ideas why THAT would be?

    Becasue that's the way things currently work in CS6....

     

    I made an accidental discovery a wekk or so ago. If you press the enter key when the dialog opens it should select the current filename if it is in the folder.

     
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  • Camst4
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    14. Camst4,
    Oct 16, 2012 7:34 PM   in reply to ssALOIAS
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    You had highlighted links in CS5.5!? Wonder if there's an option for it, cause it ain't workin' for me.

     
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  • ssALOIAS
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    15. ssALOIAS,
    Nov 17, 2012 10:52 AM   in reply to Camst4
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    It is outrageous.

     

    It seems that we haven't found the root of the problem.

     

    I believe this SHOULD be working in CS6, but for some reason it is now being attributed to "a lost feature".

     

    This has worked for me in CS4, CS5, CS5.5 and now not in CS6.

     

    Simon

     
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  • Camst4
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    16. Camst4,
    Jun 19, 2013 6:45 PM   in reply to Peter Spier
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    Pressing enter doesn't work in 5.5!

     

    CS6 only?

     
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  • ssALOIAS
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    17. ssALOIAS,
    Jun 19, 2013 11:37 PM   in reply to Camst4
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    Does anyone know if this works in the new CC suite?

     
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  • Peter Spier
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    18. Peter Spier,
    Jun 20, 2013 2:43 AM   in reply to Camst4
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    Camst4 wrote:

     

    Pressing enter doesn't work in 5.5!

     

    CS6 only?

    Apparently only works in Windows.

     
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