Thanks, the simple test idea is good, but here is the evidence that Indesign does place Ai as PDF: When I place the Ai logo, a window opens, labeled Place, which shows the Ai logo thumbnail and the show import options and replace selected item boxes, both of which I check. (The import option...
Thanks for the info JMGalvin. Carlow above states that Ai files are always placed as PDF. This seems to be the case here. Yes, in theory if you place an Ai document, it will remain in that format. It does not, not with my Indesign. It keeps placing as PDF. Even the LINK says it is a PDF file...
Thanks Carlow,
It is very helpful to finally know that Ai files are ALWAYS placed as PDF, the help section doesn't talk about this fact. Unfortunately, in this particular case Illustrator and PDF are NOT the best of friends. My logo (for my own company) has much radial blurring, complex...
Thanks for the reply Eggles. In my original post above, I mentioned that several times I tried placing my logo into my brochure, each time it became a PDF file. It was only after this occurence that I tried alternate methods of inserting the logo; pasting has all kinds of disadvantages! I am...
Thanks for the reply! This is from Indesign Help: "If the Illustrator graphic is uneditable in InDesign, it was pasted in PDF instead of Adobe Illustrator clipboard (AICB) format. Verify that Prefer PDF When Pasting is not selected in the General Preferences (Indesign) dialog box (see Setting...
Hi! My first time on this forum. I spent much time working on my Illustrator logo, and wish to precisely as possible place it into Indesign for a brochure. No matter what I do, it inserts this logo as a PDF file! I am using Indesign 3.0 and Illustrator 11.0. In Indesign preferences I have...
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