Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Importing, exporting, and saving
Image Location
Determines whether raster images are embedded directly in the file or linked to the exported JPEG
or PNG images from the original Illustrator file. Embedding images increases file size but ensures that rasterized
images will always be available.
Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities
Preserves Illustrator-specific data by embedding an AI file in the SVG file
(resulting in a larger file size). Select this option if you plan to reopen and edit the SVG file in Illustrator. Note that
if you make manual changes to the SVG data, the changes are not reflected when you reopen the file. This is because
Illustrator reads the AI portion of the file, not the SVG portion.
CSS Properties
Determines how style attributes are saved in the SVG code. The default method, Presentation
Attributes, applies properties at the highest point in the hierarchy, which allows the most flexibility for specific edits
and transformations. The Style Attributes method creates the most readable files but may increase the file size.
Choose this method if the SVG code will be used in transformations—for example, transformations using
Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformation (XSLT). The Style Attributes <Entity References> method results
in faster rendering times and reduced SVG file size. The Style Elements method is used when sharing files with
HTML documents. By selecting Style Elements, you can then modify the SVG file to move a style element into an
external style sheet file that is also referenced by the HTML file; however, the Style Elements option also results in
slower rendering speeds.
Decimal Places
Specifies the precision of vector data in the SVG file. You can set a value of 1–7 decimal places. A
higher value results in a larger file size and increased image quality.
Encoding
Determines how characters are encoded in the SVG file. UTF (Unicode Transformation Format)
encoding is supported by all XML processors. (UTF-8 is an 8-bit format; UTF-16 is a 16-bit format.) ISO 8859-1
and UTF-16 encoding do not preserve file metadata.
Optimize For Adobe SVG Viewer
Maintains the highest level of Illustrator data while still allowing the SVG file to
be manually edited. Select this option to take advantage of faster rendering for features such as SVG filter effects.
Include Adobe Graphics Server Data
Includes all information needed for variable substitution in the SVG file.
Include Slicing Data
Includes slice locations and optimization settings.
Include XMP
Includes XMP metadata in the SVG file. Choose File
> Info or use the Bridge Browser to enter
metadata.
Output Fewer <tspan> Elements
Allows Illustrator to ignore auto-kerning settings during export, which results in
a file with fewer <tspan> elements. Select this option to create an SVG file that is more editable and compact.
Deselect this option if maintaining the appearance of auto-kerned text is critical.
Use <textPath> Element For Text On Path
Exports text on a path as a <textPath> element. However, note that the
text may appear differently in the SVG Viewer than it does in Illustrator since this export mode will not always be
able to maintain visual parity. In particular, overflow text will be visible in the SVG Viewer.
Show SVG Code
Displays the code for the SVG file in a browser window.
Web Preview
Displays the SVG file in a browser window.
Device Central
Opens the file in Device Central for previewing on a particular mobile phone or device.
See also