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Great description and work-around Phyllis. Corrupted images (or fonts for that matter) can often cause an entire InDesign file to go bad. One tip, in general when trouble-shooting a flaky .indd file is to artificially break the links. Which you accidentally did. Just watch out. One of those images could be the root of a future problem… There are a bunch of other very useful corrupt InDesign file tips on this article on InDesign Secrets – https://indesignsecrets.com/corrupt-indesign-file-horror-stories.php

Friendly Regards,
David