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Editing graphics in the original app

Editing graphics in the original app - InDesign Tutorial

From the course: InDesign 2023 Essential Training

Editing graphics in the original app

- [Instructor] What happens after you put an image on your page and then you realize you need to edit the image somehow? For example, I'd like to change the color of this logo down here. Well, I could switch to Illustrator and then open the logo, assuming I know where it's saved on disk, but since I'm looking at it here on InDesign, it's far easier to use a feature in InDesign called Edit Original. And like so many other features in InDesign, you can find this feature in several different places. You could select the image, go up to the edit menu, and then choose Edit Original or you could open the links panel and then click this little pencil icon over here. That's the edit original button, but the fastest way to get to Edit Original is simply by option or alt double clicking on the image. That's all you need to do. If you option double click or alt double click on this logo down here, it'll open it in Illustrator, and…

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