Hi all,
I've just upgraded from CS4 to CS6, and I'm loving most of the new features, but one change is really messing my workflow.
I create a monthly magazine. As pages are created I place "ad frames" on the page (some of them are on master pages in case that makes a difference). These frames have an Object style which gives them a fill, stroke and has frame fitting options of Content Fitting = None, and align from centre.
To place the real ad artwork in at the end of the month I used to just drag the PDFs, JPGs etc from a finder window straight in (no need to focus back into InDesign), and they would be centred in the frames perfectly.
Now when I drag and drop, I have to click on the Indesign window to get focus, at which point I get a "Place" cursor which I then have to click onto the ad frame to load the content, then I have to click on the Centre Content icon on the toolbar to get it to position properly. Then I have to click back onto the Finder window to get Focus again and repeat the process.
This means that a one-click drag and drop process has become a four-click process. Multiply this by the couple of hundred ads I place each month and the extra time taken is huge.
So, I think I have two questions.
Is there any way to turn off the "Placer gun", or multiple-file drag and drop?
Why do the frames that have align from centre as part of their style not align the placed content to centre?
Thanks for any help.
Colin