Adobe 26001648 - Illustrator CS3 User Manual page 29

live transparency in placed Photoshop files
allows you to create a stunning mix of vector
and bitmap art.
Tip: To see the transparency grid (similar
to the one in Photoshop), choose View >
Show Transparency Grid.
In this example, the mountains are in
isolation mode and can be edited without
accidentally selecting the snowboarder
(dimmed).
W O R K I N G W I T H G R A P H I C S
Placing graphics
The Place command is the primary method of importing graphics, because it
provides the highest level of support for file formats, placement options, and
color. After you place a file, use the Links panel to identify, select, monitor, and
update it. Alternatively, you can use Adobe Bridge CS3 to drag and drop your
assets onto the artboard. Bridge lets you organize and browse Illustrator and
other creative assets. You can open Bridge
One of the benefits of Creative Suite 3 is integration among its components.
This means that you can not only place EPS or TIFF files, but also place native
Photoshop files with transparency, or control the visibility of layer comps in
linked, embedded, and opened Photoshop files as easily as you control the
visibility of regular Photoshop layers. From the Links panel in Illustrator,
choose Edit Original to open the file in Photoshop. When you save the file in
Photoshop, the linked file will automatically be updated in Illustrator.
Thanks to the Adobe Color Engine (ACE), placed graphics don't suffer color
shifts when moved from one application to another.
Isolation mode
In Illustrator CS3, Isolation mode is an essential method for working with
complex artwork. Isolation mode is a boon for designers who spend a lot of
time grouping, hiding, locking, and endlessly restacking layers to access objects
for editing while protecting areas of artwork that need to remain untouched.
Isolation mode focuses on groups. All objects in any group respond to Isolation
mode, as do Live Paint groups, symbols, and objects with envelope distortion
applied to them. Simply double-click with the Selection tool on any group of
objects, and see that the rest of your artwork becomes inaccessible.
from the Control panel.
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