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Links palette: To troubleshoot linked and embedded artwork, including EPS files, choose
Window > Links to open the Links palette. The palette uses the following icons to indicate
the artwork's status:
The Links palette flyout menu (accessed via the triangle in the upper right corner) has the
following features:
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Relink: Reestablish a link to a specific graphic. Useful for linking to a graphic with a
different name.
Go To Link: Zoom the current document to view the image (or preview) for that link.
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Edit Original: Open the graphic with the application that created it.
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Update Link: Update the image from the linked file if it has been modified.
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Embed Image: Save the graphic file into the Illustrator file (usually unnecessary and not
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recommended for print production files.)
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Link Information: Provides details such as the file name, location, type, and modifica-
tion dates. (You can also access this dialog by double-clicking on the link name.) To see
image resolution and color space, use the Linked Images panel of the Document Info
palette.
Using Illustrator with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite
File Handling & Clipboard preferences: Illustrator CS has improved interoperability when
transferring artwork to Photoshop and InDesign. The controls for how to handle the copy-
ing process can be found in Illustrator > Preferences > File Handling & Clipboard in Mac OS,
and Edit > Preferences > File Handling & Clipboard in Windows. The default is to copy PDF
to the clipboard.
There are several trade-offs to make when choosing options for copying artwork.
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If maintaining live transparency is important, choose PDF only as AICB (Adobe Illustrator
Clipboard) cannot preserve transparency.
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In order for Illustrator vector objects and type to be editable in Photoshop and InDesign, you
must also select the AICB option.
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If you want to copy the selection as a set of paths (which can be useful in Photoshop) and
discard transparency, select Preserve Paths.
Missing artwork
Modified artwork
Transparency interaction
Linked artwork
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