D2- Importing files in Illustrator.pmd

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Placing artwork from other applications, such as Adobe Photoshop, … In this tutorial we will learn importing and placing graphics created in various …

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GRAPHICS TUTORIAL
Importing Various Graphic Formats into an Adobe
Illustrator File2
GRAPHICS TUTORIAL # D2
Importing Various Graphic Formats into an Adobe Illustrator File
CP-208 Plan Preparation Studio - Prof. Elizabeth Macdonald
Placing artwork from other applications, such as Adobe Photoshop, into Adobe Illustrator is easily performed
using various Adobe Illustrator commands.
Illustrator can import many common graphic file formats, including EPS, CorelDRAWTM, FreeHandTM, GIF,
JPEG, PICT, TIFF, DXF/ DWG, Adobe PDF, and PostScript?Level 1. In addition to these common graphic file
formats, Illustrator can use artwork in any file format supported by an Adobe Photoshop-compatible file
format plug-in filter, including Kodak Photo CDTM, PNG, and TGA.
You can use the Clipboard and drag-and-drop importing to bring images into Illustrator. However, two commands
are most commonly used when importing artwork created by other applications:
The Open command opens a file created by another application as a new Adobe Illustrator file. The Place
command places an image in an existing Illustrator file in one of two ways.
However, the ” Place” command is used for importing the flies directly into the existing Adobe Illustrator file
you are working.
Note: Select OR Create a layer (as explained in TUTORIAL # D1) before inserting the…