Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Manual (Page 272)

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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.
If you choose a CS format, specify how to save overlapping colors that are set to overprint, and select a preset (or set
of options) for flattening transparency. Click Custom to customize the flattener settings.
If you choose a Legacy format earlier than 8.0, select Preserve Paths to discard transparency effects and reset trans-
parent 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.
Embed Fonts (For Other Applications) Embeds all fonts that contain appropriate permissions from the font vendor.
Embedding fonts ensures that the original font is displayed and printed if the file is placed into another application,
such as Adobe InDesign. However, if the file is opened in Illustrator on a computer that does not have the font
installed, the font will be faux or substituted. This is to prevent illegal use of the embedded font.
Note: Selecting the Embed Fonts option increases the size of the saved file.
Include Linked Files Embeds files that are linked to the artwork.
Include Document Thumbnails Creates a thumbnail image of the artwork. The thumbnail is displayed in the
Illustrator Open and Place dialog boxes.
Include CMYK PostScript In RGB Files Allows RGB color documents to be printed from applications that do not
support RGB output. When the EPS file is reopened in Illustrator, the RGB colors are preserved.
Compatible Gradient And Gradient Mesh Printing Enables older printers and PostScript devices to print gradients
and gradient meshes by converting gradient objects to JPEG format. Selecting this option can slow printing on
printers that don’t have problems with gradients.
Adobe PostScript® Determines what level of PostScript is used to save the artwork. PostScript Language Level 2
represents color as well as grayscale vector and bitmap images, and supports RGB, CMYK, and CIE-based color
models for both vector and bitmap graphics. PostScript Language Level 3 provides additional functionality to
Language Level 2, including the ability to print mesh objects when printing to a PostScript® 3™ printer. Because
printing to PostScript Language Level 2 devices converts gradient mesh objects to bitmap images, it is preferable to
print artwork that contains gradient mesh objects to a PostScript 3 printer.
See also
“Preview which areas of artwork will be flattened” on page 421
“Printing and saving transparent artwork” on page 417
“About overprinting” on page 424
Save in SVG format
SVG is a vector format that produces high-quality, interactive web graphics. There are two versions of the SVG
formats: SVG and Compressed SVG (SVGZ). SVGZ can reduce file sizes by 50% to 80%; however, you cannot edit
SVGZ files using a text editor.
When you export artwork in an SVG format, mesh objects are rasterized. In addition, images that have no alpha
channel are converted to the JPEG format. Images with an alpha channel are converted to the PNG format.