Jump to content
You must now use your email address to sign in [click for more info] ×

Problem with the 'Linked' image placement policy


Recommended Posts

I created the new Publisher document, set an image placement policy to 'Prefer Linked', worked on it, and placed 60 images inside, all images are in the Affinity Photo format, taking a total of 2GB. Saved Publisher document is now 2GB, so all images are placed embedded and not linked. I tried saving a new document, again, a new file is 2GB in size.

Is there are way to force the Linked policy and have files loaded from disk not embedded in the document?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

One of the 1.8 beta improvements is to allow true linking for document files. Until then, linked document files are a combination of embedded and linked. Publisher will know if they are modified externally, and can alert you (or update them automatically, if you've chosen), but it also embeds a copy.

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
PC:
    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
iPad:  iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard 
Mac:  2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I got hit with this at the weekend when try to display a few "linked" pages from a PDF in a Pub file and ended up with a huge file on a shared cloud-based drive with only limited storage space.

It's the little things like this that can make Publisher frustrating to use: it's fine for my smaller clients but not yet something I can use for the "heavy lifting" in my day job.

Roll on 1.8....

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Guidelines | We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.