InDesign How-To: Place Images in a Table Cell (Video Tutorial)

In this InDesign video, Bart Van de Wiele demos an easier way to get images into a table cell. The process is as simple as converting the desired cells to graphic cells then setting the frame fitting options for precise placement.
WARNING: This video contains a brief sequence of flashing images that could trigger seizures for people with visual sensitivities.
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[@vanessadorminey]

OMG! Thank you! Dadgum it, I was frustrated before I found this!! Many thanks!

[@jandrews365]

Bro...it took me an hour to find someone who had the answer to my problem. Well described and shown! Thank you.

[@jloucks]

Thank you for this; you just saved me from using more "choice words"!

[@CreativePro]

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[@AdrienneGrace-a11y]

Boom! This was even more than I thought you could do. Amazing!

[@Artistram3d1]

This is Amazing! I wish I found this before working on a six panel spread with lots of logos just last week. Thank you so much, I'll definitely use this for logos in tables in the future!

[@arunbhainaik]

Thanks a lot. I had been trying to figure it out for 2 days.

[@elainehapper6283]

This was so helpful. Thank you!

[@pa7bloP]

WOW, thanks for sharing! Simple, but effective

[@cabolove89]

Well done! Brilliant

[@lizamijburgh8456]

Great video thanks!

[@Rajsinghvlog77]

Thanks this very helpful

[@paulaptel1193]

Thanks a lot !

[@techgalaxy100]

Awesome video. Very helpful

[@Novamute]

Brilliant, thank you 🙏🏻

[@arstg90]

Amazing!

[@manhhait]

Thank you. like video

[@pixelatedbeatz]

THANKS!!!!!!!

[@abulkashem5170]

Thanks

[@rcdabral7494]

thanks

[@LasstUnsSpielen]

WOW! SINCE WHEN IS THIS POSSIBLE!?!?!?! I hated to insert graphics in tables in Indesign until now.

[@lna88]

Great tutorial! It's a pity though linked images in the table don't work along with the linked excel after changes have been made and link is updated in indesign :/ the linked images will disappear

[@CreativePro]

Yes, that’s sadly always been an issue. Same way you lose formatting if the Excel doc is updated. There are 3rd party products that can handle that. -EG

[@ManueleLaPuca]

But what if I need the table to fit the image and not viceversa??

[@elsyhassoun8340]

Great video!! I have a question, appreciate it if you can help.. I have a table with numbers and have circled some patterns with these numbers, so I used the ellipse tool to create these circles. The problem is that it doesn't seem possible to select both the table and the circles to group them together, and it's a problem if they are not one single body. Any solutions?

[@elsyhassoun8340]

I am writing a book for school and trying to do it on my own.. it has lots of text and some tables, I have created one single text frame for each page, I tried to select the table and circles from the layers tool, but the whole text and table are appearing as one item in the same layer, do you think I should put my tables in separate frames?

[@CreativePro]

Yeah, if you need the tables and circles to move together (but the other text to remain), I’d separate them out. You can copy the whole table, paste into a sep text frame, add the circles, group the floating table and circle, then anchor that group to the main text frame. -EG

[@manhhait]

How to apply bullet number in Table? thank you?

[@CreativePro]

You can’t do auto bullets because they are each their own paragraph. And each table row is like a paragraph. You could split a cell multiple times to create distinct row. Or just manually type a bullet. -EG