
From the Affinity Publisher menu, select Preferences.You can change the policy at any time via File>Document Setup. The Prefer Embedded option stores the file in your document Prefer Linked does not embed but maintains a link to the file, still in its original location. From the dialog, choose an Image Placement Policy.To set the default content placement policy: If you agree to this, the image placement policy in Document Setup will also change from Prefer Embedded to Prefer Linked, so future imported content wil be linked by default. If the amount of embedded content placed in your document exceeds a specific 'size' threshold, you'll be prompted to convert all placed content from embedded to linked automatically. Alleviating excessive file sizes dynamically Linked resources give a much smaller document file size as only link information is stored.

File sizes and embedding/linkingĮmbedding resources means the document is portable at the expense of a greater file size-all the resources are stored in the document. Not only does it keep your images in one place for easier management, but if you move your project to a new location, the links to your files will always be maintained. It's good practice to keep your linked files in a subfolder within your documents folder. If one or more linked files have been moved or renamed since you last opened your document, you'll be prompted to locate the files the next time the document is opened. The linked file is never stored in the document.
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Instead of embedding, a link is created between the document and the file on disk to allow it to update (via Resource Manager) if changed on disk.

As a result, there is no means of checking if the original file is modified at a later date, but the file will be kept with the document when it is moved. When placing content or populating picture frames you have control over whether files are embedded within the document or linked from their original disk locations.Ī copy of the original file is embedded into the document. Embedding vs linking Embedding vs linking
