Still holding the mouse key, drag the lower right edge to set the overall size of the grid.Increase or decrease spacing between the frames by holding down the Command/Ctrl button while clicking the arrow keys ( and while still holding down the mouse button…I call this a “bring a friend” shortcut).Click the up arrow key three times to add three rows. With the mouse button still held down, click the right arrow key twice to add two columns (you should see a grid of rectangles on your page).With your loaded cursor, click and drag out your first frame, but don’t release the mouse, yet.Select as many as you need (we will use 12 in this example). Choose File > Place and navigate to your images.But having some images already populating the frames makes it easier to see the results. Remember, you can create a grid with empty graphics frames, as well. You can also set this amount in the New Document dialog box when first starting a document.Under Columns, set the Gutter amount to the desired amount of spacing.If you already have your document created, choose Layout > Margins and Columns.
It’s nearly impossible to do this numerically after the fact, so now is a good time to set the value. Next, set the amount of spacing you’d like to automatically create between your images in the grid. Set any universal crop amount, if desired.If you’d like to have the image continually fill the frame as you re-size it, check the Auto-Fit checkbox.Choose Fill Frame Proportionally (or another option that works better for you) from the Fitting drop-down menu.With nothing selected-or with no document open to set this behavior for all new docs-choose Object > Fitting > Frame Fitting Options.
This way you won’t have to adjust each image’s frame after placing. Let’s set the image fitting preferences before even creating a frame or placing any images. Setting Frame Fitting Optionsįirst, let’s set a preference or two to make our work easier down the road.
Semantics aside, use these two helpers to create a photo grid either as empty frames on master pages, or create them on-the-fly as you place images in your document. Well, one is a tool and the other isn’t so much a tool, but more of a hidden function. You can use two of InDesign’s lesser-known tools to create a quick and easy grid of photos or other images.
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