: Why does InDesign paste my copied image from AI with an unproportional resize frame? Often when pasting an image into ID copied from AI. It gives me a larger frame than it supposed to. For

@Ann6370331

Several causes spring to mind. You could have some object in Illustrator hidden. It's still part of a Group or Symbol so it comes along, but since its turned off, the location is making the dimensions larger. Alternatively, it could be a Guide placed in Illustrator. Same deal as any layer — they could be grouped incorrectly and thus come along for the ride. It could also be something to do with Clipping or Compound paths; if what you see is the correct size, the empty space around it could be the constituent paths. Poke around in your Illustrator object and try to clean up the elements.

Alternatively, it could be a stray point. To remove those, try Selection > Object > Stray Points

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@XinRu324

don't use copy/paste--always use the place command in Indesign.

sorry that really didn't answer your ques--this will--when you copy/paste from illustrator--the vectors will be editable vector elements in Indesign--the reason no resize box is there--is because Indesign see the vectors as having been created in Indesign so there is no frame--if you want to proportionally resize--make your art on separate artboards in Illus--then use the 'place' command in Indesign and 'tick' the check box that says 'show import options'

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