8 Replies Latest reply: Nov 23, 2008 3:45 PM by Carole Caruso RSS

    Link Status Indicators

    Carole Caruso Community Member
      When I link graphics, I am getting two different link status indicators.

      For instance:

      John_U.tif

      Jack_D.tif

      What is the difference? And does it make any difference?

      I am using PM65 on W98SE.

      Thanks.

      Carole
        • 1. Re: Link Status Indicators
          BigJohnD Community Member
          ISTR it's to do with the way PM compresses TIFF images when storing them.

          The images may suffer from a colour shift on screen but will print OK as the uncompressed image is used when printing.

          Iechyd da! John
          23:27 18/11/2008 GMT
          • 2. Re: Link Status Indicators
            Carole Caruso Community Member
            I answered my own question after I sent it. However, have another.

            Where oh where in the Help or in the manual does it say how to Place a graphic and link it? Somewhere I read to hold down ctrl-alt for about 5 seconds and then place. I do this and the graphic is linked and the file is named John_D.tif. And the linked file is smaller than the original.

            However, sometimes I just lose it and hold down ctrl-shift instead. This is when I get John_U.tif and both the original file and the linked file are the same size.

            But - how do I know how to link? Where is it written?

            Thanks.

            Carole
            • 3. Re: Link Status Indicators
              BigJohnD Community Member
              > > Where oh where in the Help or in the manual does it say how to Place a graphic and link it?

              Check out the FAQs:
              * Donald Gruener, "3.1 - Importing and Placing Graphics into PageMaker" #1, 17 May 2002 7:11 am

              You can uncheck "store copy in publication" under Element -> Link Options with no publication open to set it as a global default.

              Iechyd da! John
              23:54 19/11/2008 GMT
              • 4. Re: Link Status Indicators
                Carole Caruso Community Member
                Thanks,John. The problem seems to be that I was searching for how to link files when what I am really doing is compressing the tif file at the same time I link it. The instructions for compressing a file and linking a file are in two different places in the manual.

                Sigh.

                Thanks for your help.

                Carole
                • 5. Re: Link Status Indicators
                  BigJohnD Community Member
                  If you don't embed a copy of the image in publication, your PM files will be smaller, avoid any compression issues and be less prone to corruption.

                  Iechyd da! John
                  00:40 20/11/2008 GMT
                  • 6. Re: Link Status Indicators
                    Carole Caruso Community Member
                    I take it that every time you Place and link a graphic file, the publication file balloons up. No matter what else you do, right?

                    And, yes, I am storing the publication and the linked files in the same folder. And I am saving as Save Smaller. And I am saving the files as Save As.

                    I think I am doing everything I can possibly do to keep the file smaller.

                    But every time a linked graphic goes in, up goes the size of the publication file.

                    I find this confusing. But I am living with it.

                    Carole
                    • 7. Re: Link Status Indicators
                      BigJohnD Community Member
                      > > I take it that every time you Place and link a graphic file, the publication file balloons up. No matter what else you do, right?

                      Load up PM but do not open any publication.

                      Click Elements -> Link Options.

                      Set then set the default options like this and click OK.



                      Iechyd da! John
                      18:47 23/11/2008 GMT
                      • 8. Re: Link Status Indicators
                        Carole Caruso Community Member
                        Yes, John, I am doing this. Sorry I forgot to mention this.

                        I will carry on and see how it goes.

                        Thanks.

                        Carole