Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
5.
Choose File > Save to save your work.
Importing an Illustrator file with layers
You can import native Illustrator files with layers into an InDesign layout and control the
visibility of the layers and reposition the graphic; however, you cannot edit the paths, ob-
jects, or text.
1.
Deselect all objects by clicking in the pasteboard of the document window.
2.
Choose File > Place. In the lower-left corner of the Place dialog box, select Show
Import Options. Select the file 10_n.ai and click Open. The Place PDF dialog box
appears when Show Import Options is selected.
3.
In the Place PDF dialog box, make sure that Show Preview is selected. In the Gen-
eral section, choose Bounding Box (All Layers) from the Crop To menu and make
sure that Transparent Background is selected.
4.
Click the Layers tab to view the layers. This file has three layers: a background im-
age of trees (Layer 3), a layer of text in English (English Title), and a layer of text
in Spanish (Spanish Title).
