Work with the links panel, View and save metadata via the links panel – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Importing, exporting, and saving
Modified
A modified file is one for which the version of the file on disk is more recent than the version in your
document. This would occur, for example, when someone modifies a Photoshop graphic that you have already placed
into Illustrator.
Missing
A missing file is one for which the graphic is no longer in the location from which it was imported, although
it may still exist somewhere. This can happen if someone moves the original file to a different folder or server after it’s
been imported into a document. You can’t know whether a missing file is up to date until its original is located. If you
print or export a document when this icon is displayed, the file may not print or export at full resolution.
Embedded
Embedding the contents of a linked file suspends management operations for that link.
Work with the Links panel
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To display the panel, choose Window
> Links. Each linked file and embedded file is identified by name.
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To select and view a linked graphic, select a link and then click the Go To Link button
, or choose Go
To Link
in the Links panel menu. The display is centered around the selected graphic.
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To change the size of the thumbnails, select panel Options from the Links panel menu, and select an option for
displaying thumbnails.
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To sort links in a different order, choose the desired Sort command in the panel menu.
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To hide thumbnails, select panel Options from the Links panel menu, and choose None.
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To view DCS Transparency information, select panel Options from the Links panel menu, and choose Show DCS
Transparency Interactions.
View and save metadata via the Links panel
If a linked or embedded file contains metadata, you can view the metadata using the Links panel. You cannot edit or
replace metadata associated with a linked file; however, you can save a copy of the metadata in a template and apply it
to other files.
1
Select a file in the Links panel and choose Link File Info from the panel menu.
2
To save the metadata as a template, choose Save Metadata Template in the pop-up menu at the top of the dialog
box showing the metadata.
See also
View file information about linked or embedded artwork
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Do any of the following:
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Double-click the link in the Links panel. Alternatively, select the link and select Link Information from the panel
menu.
Note: Don’t confuse “Link information” with “Link File Info” in the Links panel menu; “File Info” refers to
metadata.
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Select the linked artwork in the illustration window. In the Control panel, click the file name and choose Link
Information.
To locate linked or embedded artwork in the document window, select a link and click the Go To Link button.
Alternatively, select Go To Link from the panel menu.