Save in eps format – Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 User Manual
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Importing, exporting, and saving
Last updated 6/5/2015
If artwork needs to be shifted to fit it onto a single artboard, a warning appears to let you know. If you don’t select
this option, the artboards are combined into a single document and are converted to object guides and (in Illustrator
CS3) crop areas. The artboard used for the saved file is based on the size of the default document startup profile.
Transparency options
Determines what happens to transparent objects when you choose a version of Illustrator
format earlier than 9.0. Select Preserve Paths to discard transparency effects and reset transparent artwork to 100%
opacity and Normal blending mode. Select Preserve Appearance And Overprints to preserve overprints that don’t
interact with transparent objects. Overprints that interact with transparent objects are flattened.
Note: If your artwork contains complex, overlapping areas and you require high-resolution output, click Cancel and
specify rasterization settings before continuing.
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Save in EPS format
Virtually all page layout, word-processing, and graphic applications accept imported or placed encapsulated PostScript
(EPS) files. The EPS format preserves many of the graphic elements you can create with Adobe Illustrator, which means
that EPS files can be reopened and edited as Illustrator files. Because EPS files are based on the PostScript language,
they can contain both vector and bitmap graphics. If your artwork contains multiple artboards, these artboards are
preserved when you save to EPS format.
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If your artwork contains transparency (including overprints) and you require high-resolution output, choose
Window > Flattener Preview to preview the effects of flattening.
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Choose File > Save As or File > Save A Copy.
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Type a filename, and choose a location for the file.
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Choose Illustrator EPS (*.EPS) as the file format, and click Save.
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If you want create separate files for each artboard, click Use Artboards, and select All or specify a range. Separate
files are saved with a master EPS file containing all artboards. If you deselect this option, a single EPS file is created
with all artboards preserved.
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In the EPS Options dialog box, set the desired options and click OK:
Version
Specifies the version of Illustrator with which you want your file to be compatible. Legacy formats don’t
support all the features in the current version of Illustrator. Therefore, when you select a version other than the
current version, some options for saving aren’t available, and certain kinds of data will be changed. Be sure to read
the warnings at the bottom of the dialog box so that you are aware of how the data will be changed.
Format
Determines the characteristics of the preview image that is saved in the file. The preview image is displayed
in applications that cannot display EPS artwork directly. If you don’t want to create a preview image, choose None
from the Format menu. Otherwise, select a black-and-white or color format.
If you select TIFF (8-bit Color) format, select a background option for the preview image:
Transparent
Produces a transparent background.
Opaque
Produces a solid background. (Select Opaque if the EPS document will be used in a Microsoft Office
application.)
Transparency options
Determines what happens to transparent objects and overprints. The available options
change depending on the format version you select at the top of the dialog box.