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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WS8AE9C69D-3312-424c-99BB-8695A119CF8Ca"><h4 class="topictitle4">Create an object library</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS65281560-CE14-44aa-9721-991F431E0F09a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Open an existing library</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS1C097FFC-C62C-4c43-8770-51E1199ACBF2a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Close a library</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSA4BD12E8-95B6-46f4-BB3D-6F038311D46Ba"><h4 class="topictitle4">Delete a library</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS589A46DD-11A8-4102-9F73-A95558547FA7a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Add an object or page to a library</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSB06E7B8C-3919-4692-848C-1264EACE94E8a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Add an object from a library to a document</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS7075D551-9DE1-4502-B471-86EA281D0676a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Manage library objects</h4>
</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="#WS5F5C7CBE-2E7A-4802-92CA-9218412341F8a"><h5 class="topictitle5">Update a library object with a new item</h5>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS03204AD2-E0AA-401d-9F2C-ABAE1D28D44Aa"><h5 class="topictitle5">Copy or move an object from one library to another</h5>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS0B5AC817-06D7-4097-AD63-5F98134C737Da"><h5 class="topictitle5">Delete an object from an object library</h5>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS2CF067CE-71DE-4317-A5FA-DBF5FFD44AA8a"><h5 class="topictitle5">Change the object library display</h5>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS404A895A-82BE-4ecf-8AE3-5B1EEAC8D6E3a"><h5 class="topictitle5">View all objects</h5>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSB90740D7-C148-49f7-B50D-5C9EE8C09E2Fa"><h5 class="topictitle5">View, add, or edit library information</h5>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS510514B9-8835-4558-A97A-DC3A9357F7A9a"><h5 class="topictitle5">Find objects in a library</h5>
</a></p></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>Object
libraries help you organize the graphics, text, and pages you use
most often. You can also add ruler guides, grids, drawn shapes,
and grouped images to a library. You can create as many libraries
as you need—for example, you can create different object libraries
for varied projects or clients. </p>
<p>During a work session, you
can open as many libraries as system memory will allow. Object libraries
can be shared across servers, and across platforms, but only one
person can have the library open at a time. If an object library
includes text files, make sure that the file’s fonts are available
and active on all systems that will access the library.</p>
<p>When
you add a page element, such as a graphic, to an object library,
InDesign preserves all attributes that were imported or applied.
For example, if you add a graphic from an InDesign document to a
library, the library copy will duplicate the original, including
the original’s link information, so that you can update the graphic
when the file on disk changes.</p>
<p>If you delete the object from
the InDesign document, the object’s thumbnail will still appear
in the Library panel, and all of the link information will remain
intact. If you move or delete the original object, a missing link
icon will appear next to the object’s name in the Links panel the
next time you place it in your document from the Library panel.</p>
<p>Within
each object library, you can identify and search for an item by
title, by the date it was added to the library, or by keywords.
You can also simplify the view of an object library by sorting the
library items and displaying their subsets. For example, you can
hide all items except EPS files.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="df_08" src="images/df_08.png" /><div class="figdesc">Object library in Library panel</div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Object thumbnail and name</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Library
Item Information button</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Show Library
Subset button</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">D.</dt>
<dd>New Library Item button</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">E.</dt>
<dd>Delete
Library Item button</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div><p>When
adding an item to an object library, InDesign saves all page, text,
and image attributes, and maintains interrelationships among library
objects and other page elements in&#160;the following ways: </p>
<ul><li><p>Elements grouped in an InDesign document when dragged to
the Library panel stay grouped when dragged out of the Library&#160;panel. </p>
</li>
<li><p>Text retains its formatting. </p>
</li>
<li><p>Paragraph styles, character styles, and object styles that
have the same name as styles used in the destination document are
converted to the destination document’s styles; those that have
different names are added to the document.</p>
</li>
<li><p>The original layers of an object are preserved when the Paste
Remembers Layers option is selected in the Layers panel menu.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div id="WS8AE9C69D-3312-424c-99BB-8695A119CF8Ca" class="nochunk"><a name="WS8AE9C69D-3312-424c-99BB-8695A119CF8Ca"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create an object library</h3><div><div class="section"><p>An object library exists as a named file
on disk. When you create an object library, you specify where to
store it. When you open a library, it appears as a panel that you
can group with any other panel; the object library’s file name appears
in its panel tab. Closing an object library removes it from the
current session, but doesn’t delete its file.</p>
<p>You can add
or remove objects, selected page elements, or an entire page of elements
to or from an object library. You can also add or move library objects from
one library to another. </p>
</div>
<ol><li><span>Choose File&#160;&gt; New&#160;&gt; Library.</span></li>
<li><span>Specify a location and name for the library, and click
Save. Remember that the name you specify becomes the name of the
library’s panel tab.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WS65281560-CE14-44aa-9721-991F431E0F09a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS65281560-CE14-44aa-9721-991F431E0F09a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Open an existing library</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>If you’ve already opened a library in the
current&#160;session (and haven’t closed it), choose the library
file in the Window menu.</p>
</li>
<li><p>If you have not opened a library, choose File&#160;&gt;
Open, and select one or more libraries. In Windows, library files
use the INDL extension. InDesign converts newly opened libraries
from previous versions of the program to the new library format;
you are asked to save these libraries under a new name.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS1C097FFC-C62C-4c43-8770-51E1199ACBF2a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS1C097FFC-C62C-4c43-8770-51E1199ACBF2a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Close a library</h3><div><ol><li><span>Click the tab for the library you want
to close.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Choose Close Library in the Object Library
panel menu.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose the library file name on the Window menu.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WSA4BD12E8-95B6-46f4-BB3D-6F038311D46Ba" class="nochunk"><a name="WSA4BD12E8-95B6-46f4-BB3D-6F038311D46Ba"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Delete a library</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac&#160;OS),
drag a library file to the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac&#160;OS).
In Windows, library files have the INDL extension.</span></div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS589A46DD-11A8-4102-9F73-A95558547FA7a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS589A46DD-11A8-4102-9F73-A95558547FA7a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add an object or page to a library</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do
any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Drag one or more objects from a document
window to an active Object Library panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select one or more objects in a document window,
and click the New Library Item button in the Object Library panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select one or more objects in a document window,
and choose Add Item in the Object Library panel menu.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose Add Items On Page <i>[number]</i> As Separate
Objects in the Object Library panel menu to add all the objects
as separate library objects.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose Add Items On Page <i>[number]</i> in the
Object Library panel menu to add all the objects as one library
object.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Drag an element from the Structure pane to an active
Object Library panel. </p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />If you hold down Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac&#160;OS) while you perform any of the above commands, the
Item Information dialog box appears as the item is added to the
library.</div></div>
</div></div>
<div id="WSB06E7B8C-3919-4692-848C-1264EACE94E8a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSB06E7B8C-3919-4692-848C-1264EACE94E8a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add an object from a library to a document</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Drag an object from the Object Library
panel to&#160;a document window.</p>
</li>
<li><p>In the Object Library
panel, select an object, and&#160;choose Place Item(s) in the Object
Library panel menu. This method places the object at its original
X,Y coordinates.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Drag an XML element to a parent element in the Structure
pane or to the page.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS7075D551-9DE1-4502-B471-86EA281D0676a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS7075D551-9DE1-4502-B471-86EA281D0676a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Manage library objects</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Use
the Object Library panel to manage objects.</p>
</div>
</div><div id="WS5F5C7CBE-2E7A-4802-92CA-9218412341F8a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS5F5C7CBE-2E7A-4802-92CA-9218412341F8a"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Update a library object with a new item</h4><div><ol><li><span>In the document window, select the item
you want to add to the Library panel.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Library panel, select the object you want to replace,
and then choose Update Library Item from the Object Library panel
menu.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WS03204AD2-E0AA-401d-9F2C-ABAE1D28D44Aa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS03204AD2-E0AA-401d-9F2C-ABAE1D28D44Aa"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Copy or move an object from one library to another</h4><div><ol><li><span>Drag one library’s panel tab out of
the Object Library panel group to separate them, so you can see
both libraries at the same time.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To copy an object from one library to another,
drag an item from one Library panel tab to the other.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To move an object out of one library into another,
hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac&#160;OS), and drag an
item from one Library panel tab to the other.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WS0B5AC817-06D7-4097-AD63-5F98134C737Da" class="nochunk"><a name="WS0B5AC817-06D7-4097-AD63-5F98134C737Da"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Delete an object from an object library</h4><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;In the Object Library panel, select
an object, and do&#160;one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Click the Delete Library Item button.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Drag the item to the Delete Library Item button.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose Delete Item(s) in the Object Library panel
menu.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div></div><div id="WS2CF067CE-71DE-4317-A5FA-DBF5FFD44AA8a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS2CF067CE-71DE-4317-A5FA-DBF5FFD44AA8a"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Change the object library display</h4><div><div class="section"><p>The object library displays objects as thumbnails
or as a text list. You can sort the thumbnails or list by object
name, age, or type. The list view and sorting options work best
if you’ve cataloged the objects.</p>
</div>
<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do any of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To view objects as thumbnails, choose Thumbnail
View or Large Thumbnail View from the Object Library panel&#160;menu.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To view objects as a text list, choose List View
from the Object Library panel menu.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To sort the objects, choose Sort Items from the
Object Library panel menu, and choose a sort method.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div></div><div id="WS404A895A-82BE-4ecf-8AE3-5B1EEAC8D6E3a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS404A895A-82BE-4ecf-8AE3-5B1EEAC8D6E3a"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">View all objects</h4><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Choose Show All in the Object Library
panel&#160;menu.</span></div>
</div></div><div id="WSB90740D7-C148-49f7-B50D-5C9EE8C09E2Fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSB90740D7-C148-49f7-B50D-5C9EE8C09E2Fa"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">View, add, or edit library information</h4><div><div class="section"><p>With large or numerous object libraries, library
information can be cataloged using the display objects’ names, by
type of object, or words in a description.</p>
</div>
<ol><li><span>In the Object Library panel, do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Double-click any object.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select an object, and click the Library Item Information
button.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select an object, and choose Item Information in
the Object Library panel menu.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>View or change the Item Name, Object Type, or Description
options as necessary, and click OK.</span></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WS510514B9-8835-4558-A97A-DC3A9357F7A9a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS510514B9-8835-4558-A97A-DC3A9357F7A9a"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Find objects in a library</h4><div><div class="section"><p>When you search for objects, all objects except
the results of your search are hidden from view. You can also use
the search feature to show and hide specific categories of objects.
For example, you can display only object items with the word “star”
in their names.</p>
</div>
<ol><li><span>Choose Show Subset in the Object Library panel
menu, or click the Show Library Subset button.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To search all objects in the library, select
Search Entire Library.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To search only within the objects currently listed
in the library (refining a previous search), select Search Currently
Shown Items.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Choose a category in the first menu in the Parameters
section.</span></li>
<li><span>In the second menu, specify whether the category you
chose in the first menu must be contained in or excluded from the
search.</span></li>
<li><span>To the right of the second menu, type a word or&#160;phrase
you want to search for within the category you specified.</span></li>
<li><span>To add search criteria, click More Choices up to five
times; each click adds one search term. To remove search criteria,
click Fewer Choices as necessary; each click removes one search
term.</span></li>
<li><span>To display only those objects that match all search criteria,
select Match All. To display objects that match any of the criteria,
select Match Any One.</span></li>
<li><span>Click OK to begin the search.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To show all objects again, choose Show
All in the Object Library panel menu.</div></div>
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