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How do I get the X in empty graphic frames?

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    • November 20, 2019 at 1:18 am #1198283
      Anon123 Anon123
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      I’d like to have the X in all empty graphic frames I have. These I use as placeholder for content that isn’t available yet. Different sources show an X in graphic frames. In my frames the X isn’t there and I’ve searched for a setting that I can’t find. How do I get the X in empty graphic frames?

    • November 20, 2019 at 5:08 am #14323565
      Jeremy Howard
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      The “x” is representation of the type of frame that you have in your document. There are 3 different types of frames in InDesign, all of which are defined by their content (or intended content). The three frame types are Text, Graphic and Unassigned.

      The issue that you’re having has to do with the content setting on the frames in your document, they are probably currently set to either “Text” or “Unassigned”. To get the “x” back on these frames, you’ll need to adjust the content setting for them.

      Select the frame(s) that you would like to adjust, go to Object>Content>Graphic and… presto! Your “x” placeholder is back!

    • November 21, 2019 at 7:49 am #14323558
      Anon123 Anon123
      Member

      Thanks for the reply. I know how to assign a type to a frame. I have several empty graphic frames. They all show no X in them. Is it some display setting I do not know about?

    • November 22, 2019 at 10:02 am #14323538
      Niels JÌürgen Pedersen
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      What do you mean by an “X”?

      If you mean a picture of an X, simply make a photoshop file of an “X”, and place that in a pictureframe, and drag that from a ID-library to InDesign – then an “X” allways will accur :)

    • November 23, 2019 at 5:29 pm #14323530
      Jeremy Howard
      Participant

      Ah, try to show your frame edges…

      Shift+command+h (mac)
      Shift+control+h (windows)

      Or, buried in view>extras or something…

    • February 4, 2022 at 9:15 pm #14357664
      Marques Jones
      Participant

      The setting is under View > Extras > Show Frame Edges with shortcut (Control+H / Command+H).

      I had literally never turned that setting off before, but I was working on someone else’s document who must have.

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