https://forums.adobe.com/ All Content in Adobe Community en Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:04:52 GMT Jive Engage 7.0.0.1 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/) 2014-09-09T18:04:52Z en https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1570209 <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:334b5669-34fe-461b-9bd7-bac31250c660] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I would like to create a Smart Collection that finds all of the image files linked to InDesign documents in a specific folder.<br/>I am the yearbook advisor at school and I need to easily find all of the images that have been placed so that we don't reuse images by mistake.</p><p>I have no scripting experience, so I can't create something myself, and I haven't been able to find anything that does such a thing.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Many yearbook design software programs do offer something like this - indicating that an image has been used previously.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>I guess it would need to look at the metadata of the InDesign Files for the Linked Files and then pit all of the files found there into a Smart Collection.&nbsp; Ideally, I would be able to further limit it by file type. ANd to not include Master pages if so desired (although that would just be a bonus!)</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>I greatly appreciate any assistance anyone can give.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks!</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:334b5669-34fe-461b-9bd7-bac31250c660] --><img src='/beacon?t=1415930020167' /> bridge smart collections linked files Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:04:52 GMT forums_noreply@adobe.com https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1570209 2014-09-09T18:04:52Z 2 months 4 days ago 5 0