Fix Broken Links in InDesign: Relink Missing Images

[@zaira_garcia]

Thank you so much for this video! Super simple to follow and it worked! Fixed my 28 missing links

[@MichaelBullo]

I'm happy to hear that. Thanks for letting me know and have a great day.

[@pakesbob]

Thank you very much Michael. All your videos are fantastic. This time you helped me out big time with bulk re-linking. Thanks again and all the best from Holland!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Bob and greetings from Australia. I'm very happy to hear multiple videos have helped you out. Have yourself a great day.

[@tinac6523]

Thank you so much i literally had 51 missing links so no reason you saved my life!!!!!

[@MichaelBullo]

I'm happy to hear this helped you out. Thank you and happy designing :)

[@suppentopfvierhundert1791]

I have 56 rn :,(

[@DebbieWhitmer]

Thank you. You explain things very well and slowly.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Debbie. That's very kind of you to say.

[@pinakipratidin8301]

Thanks a lot. I am Pinaki from India. Mighty God bless U............

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks again mate. Great to see you enjoying the videos.

[@marklund117]

Thanks for a concise guide!

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers Mark. Appreciate that.

[@DataUploader-ok6bk]

Really helpful, thank you

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. I appreciate the feedback.

[@ludditerebel]

But why do I have to type in the file name or part of the file name to search for an image? Why doesn't InDesign do this automatically? This is what I was hoping your video explained. Thank you @MichaelBullo

[@Suggondeez420]

What if you don’t have the links? Most my photos I’ve had to delete to free up space and right at the end of the project I find out I have to link the files to the images but why? Every other software there’s no unnecessary extra steps like this. I just don’t get why 😂 should be drag and drop or insert and done it’s in why so complicated for no reason I hate indesign

[@MichaelBullo]

In the world of professional design, placed images can be huge. Linking assets by default, instead of embedding them, prevents the InDesign file size from exploding.

[@SRGraphixLab26]

Thanks

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you

[@claritascraze]

Really helpful video. Thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Appreciate it.

[@angelaxuejing]

Thanks! It was really helpful

[@MichaelBullo]

That's great to hear Angela. Thank you.

[@gustavosimonetto4887]

thanks!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you

[@d.v.fernandez4123]

Very helpful.thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you

[@wikananuzulani3526]

really helpful, thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Great to hear Wikana. Thank you.

[@bobfields2862]

Thanks for the video. It's time to relink my 20+ year portfolio, already out of control. Q: How did you get the file icon and the links folder icon up on the upper right corner? Too bad I can't attach a file here. Ive been using InDesign for over ten years, always Mac, but I just never had those ON the app screen. Thanks!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks Bob. Best of luck condensing 20 years of work into a single portfolio ;) Sorry but I don't quite follow your question. Could you post a more detailed description? This can get tricky here in the comments section without the ability to post images. You could consider posting your question on the Adobe InDesign forum (along with pictures) where some amazing InDesign gurus hang out. You could also paste a link back here if you wanted. community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/bd-p/indesign

[@elsabevanwyk7226]

GREAT VIDEO!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you

[@pigwangb]

Bro you saved me

[@MichaelBullo]

That's great to hear. Thanks mate.

[@elsabevanwyk7226]

THANKS SO MUCH!

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers Elsabe

[@JoseJimenez-vc7we]

What do you do if it's lessons....

[@MichaelBullo]

I don't understand

[@StanWeiner]

Theres only one Michael Bullo! Thanks

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. That made me laugh.

[@ilikepuns3090]

Thank you so much!

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers. Thank you.

[@ronnydwiputra]

why we should re-link the picture/photo? The photo already attached to the Indesign, not missing the photo on the document.

[@MichaelBullo]

Are you saying everything is OK? If so, why are you exploring relinking images?

[@ronnydwiputra]

@@MichaelBullo I'm just asking. My document missing link also but I still can see the photos. Why so? If I don't re-link the Photo whats will happened? No need emotional :)

[@MichaelBullo]

@@ronnydwiputra No emotion at all mate. Just curious. Even if a link is broken, InDesign will display a low resolution preview of that link. You can still work on the file but you will need to relink to that file before you can export out a file from InDesign.

[@ronnydwiputra]

@@MichaelBullo I'm just export a document with missing links to PDF. And the result is the photos still appear on PDF. I just need to set up the export setting (resolution)

[@MichaelBullo]

@@ronnydwiputra I'm assuming any exported images that have missing links look pretty bad? If so, is that working for you?

[@XMNF]

i don't get this red question mark when i have a missing link, it's so annoying i have to zoom in and out to see what thing is pixelated and has to be updated.. how do i fix this? I only have name tab in the link panel not the triangle.

[@XMNF]

Nvm just had top open panel settings and close it again and then it appeared.

[@MichaelBullo]

Good to hear you solved the problem. You might still want to check out this other video of mine where I show how to display different information within the Links panel... Display More Information in InDesign Links Panel kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp-Qmq2XisqFo9k

[@Bam_Capuno]

Thank you for sharing

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you

[@evadavid255]

What of I want to edit the link? Is it possible? I am currently working on a book that needs me to edit some of the links into a different language.

[@MichaelBullo]

I don't understand your question as links point to files. Are you wanting to edit the files or text within the InDesign document?

[@evadavid255]

@@MichaelBullo OK let me try to explain. I am working on a translation project. The logo of the book is sent to me as a link. I need to translate that logo. I can follow the link path and open the logo. I am able to translate it. But every time I try to re link, it still gets me the original version and gives an error. It says something like layers not being right... How do I go about that?

[@MichaelBullo]

@@evadavid255 Are you working with Photoshop or Illustrator files? The following video of mine doesn't directly address your problem but it might help explain what's possible with layers inside of a Photoshop file that is placed into InDesign. Changing Photoshop layer visibility from within InDesign kzbin.info/www/bejne/on25h3mghZqJnJY

[@evadavid255]

@@MichaelBullo I am working with In design. There is an option of using illustrator so will check this out. Thanks Michael. And Happy New year.

[@MichaelBullo]

@@evadavid255 Good luck with the project Eva. Happy New Year to you as well.

[@BARUMAKESWEIRDVIEDOS]

hey ..what if the Links show that all of them are in order, but once i want to export the file, it doesn't let me cause some of the files are unlinked, but i dont even know which ones...?

[@MichaelBullo]

Can please you be more specific. Have you moved some files on your computer? Have you embedded some images? If you are getting an error message what does it say exactly? Are you trying to create a PDF, package the file etc…

[@tanishamckinley5259]

I have a situation in which I hired a graphic designer to create product labels. She is no longer available to update my labels but gave me all the indesign files for each label. Now it’s saying I’m missing links to some of the icons that are on my labels such as the Instagram logo, Etsy logo, etc. She did not save the files for me to access. How do I link those?

[@MichaelBullo]

Try gathering up versions of those logos yourself and rename the files to those that InDesign is looking for. Put them in a folder and then point InDesign to that folder using methods I showed in the video.

[@adelinekitan]

@@MichaelBullo I have the same issue but I am trying to link 25 images in a magazine and I do not have the individual images. Is there anything I can do?

[@ALST15]

thanks a lot!!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you. Hope it helps.

[@bornpeanut]

Dear Michael, Maybe you can help me .. I am getting the error message of missing links, but on the links tab it shows all the files' status as 'ok' ... any idea what's happening? Thanks a lot

[@MichaelBullo]

Can you tell me more about the error message? Are you getting it when you open the file?

[@bornpeanut]

@@MichaelBullo Yes, Exactly .. Every time I open the file indeed

[@MichaelBullo]

@@bornpeanut I want to see screen captures but that's not possible here on KZbin. Any chance you could post these along with your question on the Adobe InDesign forum. Lot's of great design gurus hang out there. Feel free to post a link to it back here so I can also see it. community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/ct-p/ct-indesign

[@snehadavid3806]

Really helped:)

[@MichaelBullo]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@chriswooster801]

Is there anything I could do if my images are all gone? I put them in recycle bin and cleared them....

[@MichaelBullo]

Any chance you were working out of cloud storage like Dropbox? If so, you might have copies automatically backed up in the cloud.

[@roshinisantana1234]

Hey ! Found a solution for that i really need them ,couldn’t figure it out?

[@pimwoodhouse6977]

Why can't they automatically find where the images are?

[@MichaelBullo]

Are you asking why InDesign can't automatically find the images on your hard drive? Are you sure you would want to give software permission to scan your hard drive for images? ;)

[@mediamechanic403]

@@MichaelBullo It def should have that option as does Premiere and After effects - this is a Hangover they haven't fixed from Pagemaker

[@diegopalomarelectronicmusic]

thanks boss

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers mate

[@shardulkepkar3660]

thanks

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers

[@Rafif089]

i don't have the original file

[@MichaelBullo]

Can you get your hands on it? You really do need it.

[@fleur6924]

It loading so long by me and it do nothing, and its in The same map The document and The photo’s, its The first time this happend …

[@MichaelBullo]

Is the problem just happening with that one file? Do other files open and load without a problem?

[@pinakipratidin8301]

Backup Tutorials please

[@MichaelBullo]

I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@glenntowle2029]

Hi I have changed laptops and I need to put the images onto my new laptop which I did by saving them to the cloud and then pulling them off the cloud to my new laptop but I having issues relinking anyone that can help me I will be eternally grateful

[@MichaelBullo]

Have you stored your images and InDesign files in the same places relative to each other on the new computer?

[@karayuschij]

Right click on the name and choose "Relink"… way faster

[@MichaelBullo]

Good call :)

[@sandragrigorjeva7350]

Thank you so much!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Sandra. Appreciate that.