Create a layered pdf in adobe illustrator, Pasting illustrator graphics into indesign – Adobe InDesign CS4 User Manual
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USING INDESIGN CS4
Graphics
Control layer visibility in imported images
Create a layered PDF in Adobe Illustrator
You can save an Illustrator graphic as a layered PDF and control the visibility of layers in InDesign. Adjusting layer
visibility in InDesign lets you vary an illustration depending on context. Rather than create multiple versions of the
same illustration, say for a multilanguage publication, you can place the same illustration where needed and adjust the
visibility of the layers as appropriate.
You can transform a PDF as a single object (you can rotate or resize it, for example), but you cannot edit the paths,
objects, or text within the illustration.
If you’re placing an Illustrator file that includes multiple artboards, you can specify which artboard is used, as when
placing multipage PDF files.
Note: Don’t place layers in nested layer sets if you want to adjust layers in InDesign.
1 In Illustrator, choose File
> Save As.
2 In the Save As dialog box, type a filename and choose a location for the file.
3 For Format, choose Adobe PDF (.pdf), and click Save.
4 In the Adobe PDF Options dialog box, choose Acrobat 6 (1.5) or later for Compatibility.
5 Select Create Acrobat Layers From Top-Level Layers, and click Save PDF.
Pasting Illustrator graphics into InDesign
When you paste a graphic from Illustrator 8.0 or later into an InDesign document, the artwork appears in InDesign as
a grouped collection of editable objects. For example, if you paste an Illustrator drawing of a soccer ball with
individually created patches into InDesign, the patches are pasted as a group, which can be ungrouped and edited using
tools in InDesign. You cannot change the visibility of layers within the illustration.
Illustration of soccer ball in Illustrator (left) and same illustration pasted into InDesign (right)
Important: Before pasting a graphic, make sure that Illustrator is configured to copy as AICB (see Illustrator Help). In
InDesign, make sure that Prefer PDF When Pasting isn’t selected in the Clipboard Handling preferences. If these options
aren’t set properly, the Illustrator graphic cannot be edited in InDesign.
Issues you may encounter when pasting or dragging art from Illustrator to InDesign
Color
Illustrator supports the Grayscale, RGB, HSB, CMYK, and Web Safe RGB color models. InDesign supports
LAB, CMYK and RGB. When you paste or drag artwork from Illustrator into InDesign, RGB and CMYK colors
convert in the expected color model. Grayscale colors are converted to the appropriate K value in a CMYK color in
InDesign. HSB and Web Safe RGB objects are converted to RGB color in InDesign. Colors in smooth shades and
gradients can be edited in InDesign.
Updated 18 June 2009