Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 274)

267 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Importing, exporting, and saving
Flatten Photoshop Layers To A Single Image And Preserve Text Appearance Imports the file as a single bitmap image.
The converted file retains no individual objects, except for the document clipping path (if one exists). Opacity is
retained as part of the main image, but is not editable.
Import Hidden Layers Imports all layers from the Photoshop file, even those that are hidden. This option is not
available when linking to a Photoshop file.
Import Slices Preserves any slices that are included in the Photoshop file. This option is available only when opening
or embedding a file that includes slices.
Move part of an image from Photoshop to Illustrator
1 In Photoshop, select the pixels you want to move. For more information, see Photoshop Help.
2 Do one of the following:
• Copy the selection in Photoshop and paste it in Illustrator. If a layer mask is active when you choose the Copy
command, Photoshop copies the mask rather than the main layer.
• Select the Move tool in Photoshop, and drag the selection to Illustrator. Illustrator fills transparent pixels with
white.
Move paths from Photoshop to Illustrator
1 In Photoshop, use the Path Component Selection tool or the Direct Selection tool to select the paths you want to
move.
You can select any path or path segment that appears in the Paths panel, including shape vector masks, work paths,
and saved paths. For more information on selecting paths, see Photoshop Help.
2 Either copy and paste or drag the path to Illustrator.
3 In the Paste Options dialog box, choose whether to paste the path as a compound shape or a compound path.
Pasting as a compound path is faster, but may result in some loss of editability.
To import all paths (but no pixels) from a Photoshop document, choose File > Export > Paths To Illustrator (in
Photoshop). Then open the resulting file in Illustrator.
Saving artwork
About saving artwork
When you save or export artwork, Illustrator writes the artwork data to a file. The structure of the data depends on the
file format that you select.
There are five basic file formats—AI, PDF, EPS, FXG, and SVG—to which you can save artwork. These formats are
called native formats because they can preserve all Illustrator data, including multiple artboards. (For PDF and SVG
formats, you must select the Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities options to preserve all Illustrator data.) EPS and
FXG can save individual artboards as separate files. SVG saves the active artboard only; however, the content from all
artboards is displayed.
You can also export artwork in a variety of file formats for use outside of Illustrator. These formats are called non-
native formats because Illustrator will not be able to retrieve all of the data if you reopen the file in Illustrator. For this
reason, it is recommended that you save artwork in AI format until you are finished creating it, and then export the
artwork to the desired format.