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Embed an image within the document



Rather than link to a file that you’ve placed in a document, you can embed (or store) the file within the document. When you embed a file, you break the link to the original. Without the link, the Links panel doesn’t alert you when the original has changed, and you cannot update the file automatically.

Embedding a file increases the document file size.

Embed a linked file

  1. Select a file in the Links panel.
  2. Do any of the following:

    • Choose Embed File in the Links panel menu.

    • If there are multiple instances of the file, choose Embed All Instances Of [Filename] in the Links panel menu. To embed only one instance, select it and choose Embed File.

The file remains in the Links panel marked with the embedded-link icon .

Note: For a text file that appears in the Links panel, select Unlink in the Links panel menu. When you embed a text file, its name is removed from the Links panel.

Unembed a linked file

  1. Select one or more embedded files in the Links panel.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • Select Unembed in the Links panel menu. If there are multiple instances of the file, choose Unembed All Instances Of [Filename] in the Links panel menu.

    • Click the Relink button  or select Relink in the Links panel menu.

  3. Choose to link the file to the original file or to a folder InDesign creates from the embedded data stored in the document.