User Guide

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• The Outline filter divides an object
into its component line segments, or
edges. Each edge can be ungrouped and
independently manipulated. This filter
is useful for cropping. For example, by
drawing a shape around a set of objects
and applying the Outline filter, you can
cut away everything that falls outside
the shape.
This filter is also useful for preparing an
image when you need to create a trap
for overprinting objects. For a complete
description of trapping, see About
traps.
• The Trim filter removes the part of a
filled object that is hidden. It does not
merge objects of the same color.
• The Merge filter removes the part of
a filled object that is hidden. It merges
any adjoining or overlapping objects
filled with the same color.
• The Crop filter divides an image into
its component filled faces and then
deletes all the parts of the image that
fall outside the boundary of the topmost
object.
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