Insert (Place) Different Illustrator Artboards into InDesign

Learn how to access the various artboards within an Illustrator file when placing into InDesign. Details below...
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When placing (inserting) an Illustrator file into InDesign, the first artboard will be placed by default. To place a different artboard, Show Import Options needs to be activated within the Place dialog box. This is a sticky option which means that it will be permanently on until deliberately turned off. To temporarily invoke Show Import Options, hold down Shift while clicking on the Open button. A second dialog box will be displayed with a section that allows for a specific artboard to be chosen from within the Illustrator file.

[@atticusfinch5988]

12 years as a designer. Not once did I think to see if this was even an option. #GOAT

[@MichaelBullo]

I hope this opens up some good workflow options for you. Thanks for posting mate.

[@gabrielladaymon6949]

Thank you so much! This was very straightforward and I was always confused on how this worked.

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you for letting me know. I'm happy to hear this helped clear things up for you.

[@ondrejtregler]

Exactly what I needed. Thank you.

[@MichaelBullo]

Great to hear. Thanks mate.

[@amnaazouzi9733]

Thank you !!! it worked immediately , very happy to go to the next step now..

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you for letting me know. Congrats and best of luck with the rest of the project.

[@leothaking3007]

This helped a lot ! As always thank you.🙂

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Leotha. That Show Import Options dialog box can be incredibly useful. Also note the Crop option and the Transparent Background option which can be great for solving import problems.

[@leothaking3007]

@@MichaelBullo thank you so much.

[@MichaelBullo]

@@leothaking3007 Any time :)

[@esterschreiber5900]

This is very helpful! Do you know of any way to change the displayed artboard when the file has already been placed in the inDesign document?

[@alexwells]

brilliant, thank you. its easy when you know how!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thanks mate. Hope this comes in handy.

[@declanhannan7900]

Respect, that shift tip is helpful

[@MichaelBullo]

Excellent. Thanks Declan.

[@pixelfound]

thank you so much!!

[@MichaelBullo]

You're very welcome. Thank you.

[@juliemagic]

Thank you so much! Really helpful 🎉

[@MichaelBullo]

Hey thank you. I appreciate the support.

[@ozifai.326]

Thanks a lot, mate!

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers mate

[@jamieburns8327]

Thanks mate ❤

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Jamie :)

[@abbddalla1]

Good good

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you

[@heidigerling3031]

Thank you!

[@MichaelBullo]

Thank you Heidi

[@suerdem4461]

Thanks!

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers

[@samdn]

How do you do that with drag and drop placing?

[@MichaelBullo]

I believe you need to see that dialog box

[@RH-vq6gk]

Is that the only way to do it?!

[@MichaelBullo]

Do what specifically?

[@samcasey5143]

Thanks. This is so unintuitive, Adobe really should offer another way to adjust this later.

[@MichaelBullo]

The following could prove handy if you didn't already know. Select a file within your InDesign document that has already been placed. If you now use the Place command it will replace the selected file and match the size.

[@napalmwolf1728]

0:40 TY

[@MichaelBullo]

Cheers