Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
9. Working with Graphics
What You'll Do
Open Graphics
Place Graphics
Place Graphics from Adobe Bridge
Link Graphics
Manage Linked Graphics
Trace Raster Graphics
Adjust Tracing Options
Convert Tracing to Paths
Apply Graphic Styles
Create Graphic Styles
Edit Graphic Styles
Apply Appearance Attributes
Create a Mosaic Graphic
Introduction
In addition to opening Illustrator documents, you can also open graphic files created in dif-
ferent formats, such as TIFF, JPEG, GIF, and PNG. You open a graphic file the same way
you open documents in Illustrator. You can also use Illustrator's Place command to insert
artwork. Illustrator lets you place graphic files saved in Photoshop PSD, BMP, JPEG, EPS,
and PNG formats, to name a few.
With Illustrator's Place command, you can link or embed an image into your document.
Embedding inserts a copy of one document in another. When data is embedded, you can
edit it using the menus and toolbars of the program in which it was created. Linking dis-
plays information stored in one document in another. After you link or embed a graphic
image file into an Illustrator document, you can use the Links panel in Illustrator to manage
and work with the files. The Links panel displays a list of all the linked or embedded files
in your document.
If you have a raster graphic, such as a JPEG, TIFF, or PSD file, in your document, you can
use tracing options to convert the graphic into editable vector artwork. You can set options
