Easy way to replace images?

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Easy way to replace images?

Hi, I am using Pages 09 for a document with some diagrams and different images that I have. I have sized them the way I want. My problem is that I have updated some of these images, changed some colors, text etc in the images, but they are the same size and the same filename. Is there any easy way to replace these old images with the new updated version? Is there some way to re-link them as you can in InDesign?

I tried to just copy an image from Finder, then selecting the old image and pasting, hoping that the size would be adjusted but it did not: the new image was huuuge.

Thanks!

iMac 17" 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Mar 21, 2009 12:17 PM

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Answer 1

Ashka

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Mar 21, 2009 1:33 PM in response to Community User

You need to make you original pictures Media place holders so pictures dropped on them resize automatically.
Select picture > Format > Advanced > Define as media placeholder.
S.

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Answer 2

KOENIG Yvan

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Mar 21, 2009 1:33 PM in response to Community User

As far as I remember, just replace the old files by the new ones in the document's file.

If it is a flat file, rename it
xxx.pages.zip
double clic to expand it
Now, in both original format you have now a package.
ctrl click its icin > Show Package Contents.
After that, you will see the picture files.

For safe, move the old ones in a folder.
Move the new ones in the package.
Close the package
Double click to open it.

It all worked fine you will see the new pictures.

Maybe one day I will write a script to automate the task.

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 21 mars 2009 21:33:11)

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Answer 3

Mar 21, 2009 1:49 PM in response to Community User

Both worked. Thanks.

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Answer 4

Ashka

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Mar 21, 2009 2:16 PM in response to Community User

Thanks for the feedback 🙂

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