Working with Native Photoshop Files and Pop-Up Menus in InDesign CS3

Here is the fastest way to access the image content options (Layers, Layer Comps, color options, and the image itself) of a placed .psd image.
1. Create a new page layout document in InDesign by selecting File ➢New ➢Document. Enter the preferred page dimensions and orientation and click OK.
2. Place the image file Clouds_RGB_300_1 on the first document page by selecting File ➢ Place. Aloaded paintbrush cursor with a small thumbnail of the image appears.
3. Place the image by clicking the cursor near the upper-left corner of the document page.
4. With either Selection tool active, Control+click (Mac), or right+click the selected image with a two-button mouse. Acontext-sensitive menu appears. You can select from one of three access and editing options:
Object Layer Options Choosing this option opens the Object Layer Options dialog box, which provides you access to and control of the visibility of any layers or layer comps that are present in your image.
Graphics This submenu allows you to locate your image through Bridge or your OS. You can also access your color profiles for assignment to your image.
Edit Original This allows you to actually open your linked high-resolution image in Photoshop for editing and updating of the link in InDesign. It is through this avenue that you can open the linked complex PSD file, perform a Save As to create a simplified flattened TIFF (as described earlier in this chapter), and then relink to the new simplified and easierto-
print version. This kind of access to and control of the layers of a Photoshop image are available only when placing a PSD, no matter whether it’s done in InDesign or QuarkXPress. Remember, a placed PSD image can be printed, but it will increase the complexity of the printing process. Creating a simpler TIFF version will help you to sleep better.