Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Placing Graphics
You can use Illustrator's Place command to insert artwork into an open document. To in-
crease your control of the new image information, Illustrator places the new image into
a separate layer. Illustrator lets you place graphic files saved in Photoshop PSD, BMP,
JPEG, EPS, and PNG formats, to name a few. When you first place a vector-based image
into Illustrator, you have the ability to modify the width, height, and rotation while retain-
ing the vector format of the file.
Place a Graphic
Open an Illustrator document.
Click the
File
menu, and then click
Place
.
Navigate to the drive or folder location with the image you want to open.
Select the graphic file that you want to place into the active document.
Select any of the following options:
•
Link.
Places a screen version of the graphic and links the document to the
graphic file. Deselect to embed a copy of the graphic file image in the docu-
ment.
•
Template.
Places a dimmed version of the graphic on a template layer for tra-
cing.
•
Replace.
Replaces the currently selected image.
Click
Place
.
Illustrator places the image in a new layer, directly above the active layer, and
then encloses it within a transformable bounding box.
